Defenition of the word tributary

• Defenition of the word tributary

  • A river that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
  • a branch that flows into the main stream
  • of a stream; flowing into a larger stream
  • 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"
  • paying tribute; "a tributary colony"
  • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  • paying tribute
  • (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

Synonyms for the word tributary

• • affluent
  • arm
  • branch
  • feeder
  • offshoot
  • river
  • stream

Similar words in the tributary

• • causative
  • obligated(p)
  • secondary
  • tributary
  • tributary's

Hypernyms for the word tributary

• • branch

Antonyms for the word tributary

• • distributary

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