Superfluous- adj 1: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for
being. From the Latin super- + fluere `to flow'
Steel- n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon;
widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied
over a wide range 2: a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long
blade [syn: sword, blade, brand] 3: knife sharpener consisting of a
ridged steel rod v 1: get ready for something difficult or
unpleasant [syn: nerve] 2: cover, plate, or edge with steel
Stream- n 1: a natural body of running water flowing on or under
the earth [syn: watercourse] 2: dominant course (suggestive of
running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of
development run through American history"; "stream of
consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
[syn: flow, current] 3: a steady flow (usually from natural
causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a
stream of air" [syn: current] 4: the act of flowing or streaming;
continuous progression [syn: flow] 5: something that resembles a
flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied
from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow
of visitors" [syn: flow] v 1: to extend, wave or float outward, as
if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in
the wind" 2: exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His
nose streamed blood" 3: move in large numbers; "people were pouring
out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour,
swarm, teem, pullulate] 4: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat--
it's pouring outside!" [syn: pour, pelt, rain cats and dogs, rain
buckets] 5: flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her
face" [syn: well out]
Span- n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was
finished in the span of an hour" 2: the distance or interval
between two points 3: two items of the same kind [syn: couple,
pair, twosome, twain, brace, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet,
dyad, duad] 4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded
human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) 5: a structure that allows
people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or
railway etc. [syn: bridge]
