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1. (n.) river
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
2. river
a similar stream of something else:
a river of lava.
3. river
any abundant stream or copious flow; outpouring:
rivers of tears.
4. river
(cap.) Astron. the constellation Eridanus.
5. river
to or in prison.
6. (n.) river
a person who rives.
Etymology: (1475–85)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) river
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
"the river was navigable for 50 miles"
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1. (noun) river
a long body of water that flows toward the ocean
kids swimming in the river; the Hudson River
2. river
up/down the river
in the opposite/same direction as the river's current
a boat moving up the river
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) river
one who rives or splits
2. (noun) river
a large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook
3. (noun) river
fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil
4. (verb) river
to hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl
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Sense: a large stream of water flowing across country
The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; (
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 Afrikaans: rivier |
 Arabic: نَهْر |
 Bulgarian: река |
 Brazilian: rio |
 Czech: řeka; říční |
 German: der Fluß; Fluß-... |
 Danish: flod; flod- |
 Greek: ποταμός |
 Spanish: río |
 Estonian: jõgi |
 Farsi: رودخانه؛ نهر |
 Finnish: joki |
 French: (de) rivière; fleuve; (ad |
 Hebrew: נָהָר |
 Hindi: नदी |
 Croatian: rijeka |
 Hungarian: folyó |
 Indonesian: sungai |
 Icelandic: fljót |
 Italian: fiume; di fiume |
 Japanese: 川 |
 Korean: 강 |
 Lithuanian: upė |
 Latvian: upe |
 Malay: sungai |
 Dutch: rivier |
 Norwegian: elv |
 Polish: rzeka |
 Persian: رودخانه؛ نهر |
 Pashto: نار، د اوبو ویاله |
 Portuguese: rio |
 Romanian: (de) râu; fluviu; fluvial |
 Russian: река; речной |
 Slovak: rieka; riečny |
 Slovenian: reka |
 Serbian: reka |
 Swedish: flod |
 Thai: แม่น้ำ |
 Turkish: nehir |
 Taiwanese: 河流 |
 Ukrainian: ріка, річка |
 Urdu: ندی |
 Vietnamese: dòng sông |
 Chinese: 河流 |
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