streamer

[stree-mer]

stream·er

[stree-mer]
noun
1.
something that streams: streamers of flame.
2.
a long, narrow flag or pennant.
3.
a long, flowing ribbon, feather, or the like used for ornament, as in dress.
4.
any long, narrow piece or thing, as a spray of a plant or a strip of cloud.
5.
a stream of light, especially one appearing in some forms of the aurora borealis.
EXPAND
6.
Electricity. an electric discharge in a narrow stream from a point of high potential on a charged body.
7.
Astronomy. a long extension of the solar corona, several solar radii long.
8.
Journalism. banner (def. 7).
9.
a parachute that comes out of its packing in a long stream but does not expand.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English stremer. See stream, -er1
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Streamer is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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streamer (ˈstriːmə)
 
n
1.  a long narrow flag or part of a flag
2.  a long narrow coiled ribbon of coloured paper that becomes unrolled when tossed
3.  a stream of light, esp one appearing in some forms of the aurora
4.  journalism a large heavy headline printed across the width of a page of a newspaper
5.  computing another word for tape streamer

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