tributary

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a branch that flows into the main stream
• Syn:
feeder, confluent, affluent
• Ant:
distributary
• Derivationally related forms:
feed (for: feeder)
• Hypernyms:
branch

II - adjective

1. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
• Similar to:
secondary
2. paying tribute
- a tributary colony
• Similar to:
obligated
3. 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
• Syn:
conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory
• Similar to:
causative
• Derivationally related forms:
contribute (for: contributory), contribute (for: contributive), conduce (for: conducive)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  conducive, contributing(a), contributive, contributory, feeder, confluent, affluent