Tributary
31tributary — trib·u·tar·y || trɪbjÉ™tÉ™rɪ / jÊŠtrɪ n. small stream flowing into a larger body of water; one who pays tribute, taxpayer …
32tributary — [ trɪbjʊt(ə)ri] noun (plural tributaries) 1》 a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake. 2》 historical a person or state that pays tribute to another state or ruler. Origin ME: from L. tributarius, from tributum (see tribute) …
33tributary — a. 1. Paying tribute, subject to tribute. 2. Subject, subordinate, inferior. 3. Paid in tribute. 4. Contributing …
34tributary — 1 noun (C) a stream or river that flows into a larger river 2 adjective formal having a duty to pay tribute (3) …
35tributary — noun the countless tributaries of the mighty Mississippi Syn: headwater, creek, branch, fork, feeder, side stream, side channel, snye …
36tributary — n 1. branch, anabranch, feeder, affluent, confluent; stream, river, freshet, U.S. Dial. kill, gill, brook, Scot, and North Eng. burn, creek, Dial. crick; streamlet, brooklet, rivulet, rill, rillet, run, runnel, runlet. adj 2. contributory,… …
37tributary — trib·u·tary …
38tributary — [ˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)ri] noun [C] a small river that flows into a larger river …
39tributary — trib•u•tar•y [[t]ˈtrɪb yəˌtɛr i[/t]] n. pl. tar•ies, adj. 1) a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water 2) gov a person or nation that pays tribute 3) (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water 4)… …
40tributary — /ˈtrɪbjətri / (say tribyuhtree) noun (plural tributaries) 1. a stream contributing its flow to a larger stream or other body of water. 2. someone who pays tribute. –adjective 3. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water. 4 …
