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Definition of 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.
- Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
- One who rives or splits.
- To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
Synonyms:
estuary, deceive, desert, betray, artesian well, hot spring, course, leak, canal, current, jet, flow, condensation, rill, moisture, beck, trickle, drop, swell, outpouring, geyser, splash, tributary, spatter, branch, sip, feeder, cheat, wave, plenty.
Usage examples:
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But no white man had ever seen this part of the great river.
- "Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans", Edward Eggleston. -
And when do you think that we shall be going up the river, Doctor?
- "Among Malay Pirates And Other Tales Of Adventure And Peril", G. A. Henty. -
- "Siddhartha", Herman Hesse.