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riv·er  (rvr)

n.

1. Abbr. R. A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries.

2. A stream or abundant flow: a river of tears.

Idiom:

up the river Slang

In or into prison.

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[Middle English rivere, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *rpria, from Latin, feminine of rprius, of a bank, from rpa, bank.]

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river

Noun

1. a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course into the sea, a lake, or a larger river Related adjective fluvial

2. an abundant stream or flow: rivers of blood [Old French riviere]

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river  (rvr)

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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River an abundant flow of water or other liquid.

Examples: river of bood, 1588; of fire, 1767; of mist, 1855; of oil, 1382; of thy pleasure, 1538; of socialism, 1892; of talk; of tears; of water, 1611; of waters of life, 1526.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) frontage - the extent of land abutting on a street or water confluence, meeting - a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel" estuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix rapid - a part of a river where the current is very fast shore - the land along the edge of a body of water stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth waterfall, falls - a steep descent of the water of a river water system - a river and all of its tributaries rejuvenate - cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

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river

noun 1. stream, brook, creek, beck, waterway, tributary, rivulet, watercourse, burn Scot.

noun 2. flow, rush, flood, spate, torrent >> adjectives fluvial

Translations

river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → río

cpd [port, traffic] → de río, del río;

up/down river → río arriba/abajo

river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → rivière f;

(major) (also fig); fleuve m

cpd [port, traffic] → fluvial(e);

up/down river → en amont/aval

river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → Fluss m (fig) (of blood etc) → Strom m

cpd (port, traffic) → Fluss-;

up/down river → flussaufwärts/-abwärts

river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → fiume m

cpd [port, traffic] → fluviale;

up/down river → a monte/valle

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river

n river [ˈrivə]

a large stream of water flowing across country The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; (also adjective ) a river animal.rivierنَهْرрекаřeka; říčníflod; flod-der Fluß; Fluß-...ποταμόςríojõgiرودخانه؛ نهرjoki(de) rivière; fleuve; (adj.) fluvialנָהָרनदीrijekafolyósungaifljótfiume; di fiume川강upėupesungairivierelvrzekario(de) râu; fluviu; fluvialрека; речнойrieka; riečnyrekarekaflodแม่น้ำnehir河流ріка, річкаندیdòng sông河流

n ˈriver-bed

the ground over which a river runs. rivierbeddingمَجْرى النَّهْرкорито на рекаřečiště, koryto řekyflodsengdas Flußbettκοίτηlecho del ríojõesängبستر رودخانهjoenuomalit de rivière/fleuveאָפִיק-נָהָרनदी का तलाkorito rijekefolyómederdasar sungaiárfarvegurletto del fiume川床강바닥, 하상upės vagaupes gultnekawasan sungairivierbeddingelveleie, elvefarkoryto rzekileito do rioalbie de râu/de fluviuрусло рекиriečne dnostrugarečno koritoflodbäddเส้นทางที่น้ำไหลผ่านnehir yatağı河床русло рікиدریاءی گزرگاہlòng sông河床

n ˈriverside

the ground along or near the side of a river He has a bungalow on the riverside.rivieroewerشاطئ النَّهْرречен брягu řeky, břeh řekyflodbreddas Flußuferόχθη του ποταμούmargen del ríojõekallasساحل رودخانهjokiranta(au) bord de l'eauשְׂפָת הַנָהָרनदी-किनाराriječna obalafolyóparttepi sungaiár-/fljótsbakkiriva del fiume川岸강기슭, 강가pakrantėupes krasts, upmalatepian sungaioever van de rivierelvebreddbrzeg rzekimargem do riomal (al râului/al fluviului)берег рекиpri riekerečni bregpobrežjeflodstrandริมแม่น้ำnehir kenarı/kıyısı河邊берег річкиدریا کا کنارہbờ sông河边