The difference between Beck and Stream
When used as nouns, beck means a stream or small river, whereas stream means a small river.
When used as verbs, beck means to nod or motion with the head, whereas stream means to flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
check bellow for the other definitions of Beck and Stream
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Beck as a noun (Norfolk, Northern English dialect):
A stream or small river.
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Beck as a noun:
A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.
Examples:
"To be at the beck and call of someone."
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Beck as a verb (archaic):
To nod or motion with the head.
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Beck as a noun:
A vat.
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Beck as a noun:
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Stream as a noun:
A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
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Stream as a noun:
A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
Examples:
"He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass."
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Stream as a noun:
Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
Examples:
"Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse."
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Stream as a noun (sciences, [[umbrella term]]):
All moving waters.
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Stream as a noun (computing):
A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
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Stream as a noun (figurative):
A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
Examples:
"Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture."
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Stream as a noun (UK, education):
A division of a school year by perceived ability.
Examples:
"All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream."
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Stream as a verb (intransitive):
To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
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Stream as a verb:
To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
Examples:
"A flag streams in the wind."
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Stream as a verb (Internet):
To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.