tributary
Collocations
1(noun.)
TRIBUTARY + VERB
feed sth
Several tributaries feed the Amazon River, making it the world's largest by water volume.
Definitions
noun
A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
A vein which drains into another vein.
The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein.
A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
An earneſt Coniuration from the King, / As England was his faithfull Tributary
adj
Related to the paying of tribute.
Subordinate; inferior.
to grace his tributary gods
Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.
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Synonyms
adjective — tending to bring about
- conducive
- contributive
- contributory
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein.
WiktionaryAn earneſt Coniuration from the King, / As England was his faithfull Tributary
Wiktionaryto grace his tributary gods
WiktionaryThe Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.
WiktionaryDuring the 15th century, the Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary state of Imperial China.
Tatoeba · #814509The Oste is a tributary of the River Elbe.
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