Overview of noun tributary

The noun tributary has 1 sense

• feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent -- (a branch that flows into the main stream)

Overview of adj tributary

The adj tributary has 3 senses

• tributary -- ((of a stream) flowing into a larger stream)


• tributary -- (paying tribute; "a tributary colony")


• conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary -- (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")