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adjectivetending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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nouna branch that flows into the main streamOpposite:type of:
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adjective(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
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"a tributary colony"adjectivepaying tribute
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Definition that contains tributary
- white a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
- red a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
- darling an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
- green a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
- milk a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
- snake a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- salmon a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
- ping a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
- canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
- creek a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)