River
/ˈɹɪvə/
The meaning and definition of River, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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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.”
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Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
“a river of blood”
verb
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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.”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Anglo-Norman rivere, from Old French riviere.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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