river
1a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
a similar stream of something other than water: a river of lava;a river of ice.
any abundant stream or copious flow; outpouring: rivers of tears;rivers of words.
River, Astronomy. the constellation Eridanus.
Printing. a vertical channel of white space resulting from the alignment in several lines of spaces between words.
Idioms about river
sell down the river, to betray; deceive; double-cross: to sell one's friends down the river.
up the river, Slang.
to prison: to be sent up the river for a bank robbery.
in prison: Thirty years up the river had made him a stranger to society.
Origin of river
1Other words from river
- riv·er·less, adjective
- riv·er·like, adjective
Words that may be confused with river
Words Nearby river
How to use river in a sentence
Swollen rivers carried sediment downstream, depositing it along the way.
Soggy coastal soils? Here’s why ecologists love them | Alison Pearce Stevens | September 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsAll of us on the river accepted that our water would likely be boiling in our bottles and our beers would be sandy and warm—until someone showed up with this hauler, that is.
The Gear You Need to Bring on a 225-Mile River Trip | Mitch Breton | September 6, 2020 | Outside OnlineThey include soil erosion on the river side — in some areas gaps up to three feet wide and waist deep, concrete cracking, construction flaws and what the firm concluded was likely substandard construction material below the fence’s foundation.
New Engineering Report Finds Privately Built Border Wall Will Fail | by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo | September 2, 2020 | ProPublicaTracing a distinct U shape across northeast Ohio, the 100-mile-long river flows into Lake Erie 30 miles west of its headwaters.
The university moved construction equipment into to build a stadium and start construction on the river park.
Morning Report: About Those Private Day Camps … | Voice of San Diego | August 18, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut you know, I had only one other hero in my life acting and that was river [Phoenix].
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.
The film helps to draw scores of visitors to this sleepy river town year after year.
And then, on one recent morning, the train made a stop at a small station near an especially beautiful section of the river.
This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftIn this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
Dick was at the wharf, one day last week, when one of the up river boats arrived.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousSan Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for river
/ (ˈrɪvə) /
a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course, usually into the sea, being fed by tributary streams
(as modifier): river traffic; a river basin
(in combination): riverside; riverbed Related adjectives: fluvial, potamic
any abundant stream or flow: a river of blood
sell down the river informal to deceive or betray
the river poker slang the fifth and final community card to be dealt in a round of Texas hold 'em
Origin of river
1Derived forms of river
- riverless, adjective
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Scientific definitions for river
[ rĭv′ər ]
A wide, natural stream of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water and is usually fed by smaller streams, called tributaries, that enter it along its course. A river and its tributaries form a drainage basin, or watershed, that collects the runoff throughout the region and channels it along with erosional sediments toward the river. The sediments are typically deposited most heavily along the river's lower course, forming floodplains along its banks and a delta at its mouth.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with river
see sell down the river; up the river.
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