Associations to the word «Tributary»
Noun
- Susquehanna
- Headwater
- Confluence
- Romania
- Creek
- Watershed
- River
- Brook
- Drainage
- Catchment
- Volga
- Drain
- Fork
- Danube
- Basin
- Ganges
- Stream
- Potomac
- Arroyo
- Flow
- Trout
- Moselle
- Glacier
- Chesapeake
- Yellowstone
- Allegheny
- Mic
- Reservoir
- Rhine
- Joaquin
- Dam
- Amazon
- Mare
- Indus
- Rivers
- Salmon
- Waterfall
- Oder
- Euphrates
- Severn
- Gorge
- Chao
- Canyon
- Waterway
- Bayou
- Lehigh
- Beaver
- Roaring
- Estuary
- Madeira
- Avon
- Mateo
- Thames
- Irrigation
- Ob
- Rio
- Oblast
- Massif
- Loire
- Valley
- Bowman
- Laguna
- Grande
- Plateau
- Spawn
- Mississippi
- Elk
- Nile
- Yukon
- Lake
- Cedar
- Slope
- Plata
- Runoff
- Wetland
- Join
- Westphalia
- Mohawk
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TRIBUTARY, noun. A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
TRIBUTARY, noun. A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
TRIBUTARY, adjective. Related to the paying of tribute.
TRIBUTARY, adjective. Subordinate; inferior
TRIBUTARY, adjective. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
TRIBUTARY LOAD, noun. (engineering) The accumulation of loads that are directed toward a particular structural member.
TRIBUTARY LOADS, noun. Plural of tributary load
Dictionary definition
TRIBUTARY, noun. A branch that flows into the main stream.
TRIBUTARY, adjective. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream.
TRIBUTARY, adjective. Paying tribute; "a tributary colony".
TRIBUTARY, adjective. Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor".
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