River /ˈɹɪvə/

The meaning and definition of River, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
“Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.”
Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
“a river of blood”

verb

To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
“Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.”

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