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erratic
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adjective
(= fickle, mercurial, quicksilver)
liable to sudden unpredictable change
erratic behavior
fickle weather
mercurial twists of temperament
a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
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adjective
(= planetary, wandering)
having no fixed course
an erratic comet
his life followed a wandering course
a planetary vagabond
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adjective
(= temperamental)
likely to perform unpredictably
erratic winds are the bane of a sailor
a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't
that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute
— Osbert Lancaster
stream
Noun
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A stream is a very small river or creek.
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A stream is something that comes in an order without stopping (like water in a stream).
Stop interrupting me, you are breaking my stream of thought.
The data stream from Florida suddenly stopped.
stream
Verb
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If something streams, it comes in a flow, usually in order and often not stopping.
The website offered streaming music and video files.