River
River , noun
One who rives or splits.
River , noun
[French rivère a river, Late Latin riparia river, bank of a river, from Latin riparius belonging to a bank or shore, from ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Compare Arrive, Riparian.]
1.
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.
Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow.
2.
Figuratively: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
Collocations (14)
River chub (Zoology) , the hornyhead and allied species of fresh-water fishes.
River crab (Zoology) , any species of fresh-water crabs of the genus Thelphusa, as Thelphusa depressa of Southern Europe.
River dragon , a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king of Egypt.
River driver , a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers. — Bartlett
River duck (Zoology) , any species of duck belonging to Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in which the hind toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck.
River god , a deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity.
River herring (Zoology) , an alewife.
River hog (Zoology) , (a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus Potamochorus. They frequent wet places along the rivers. (b) The capybara.
River horse (Zoology) , the hippopotamus.
River jack (Zoology) , an African puff adder (Clotho nasicornis) having a spine on the nose.
River limpet (Zoology) , a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of the genus Ancylus, having a limpet-shaped shell.
River pirate (Zoology) , the pike.
River snail (Zoology) , any species of fresh-water gastropods of Paludina, Melontho, and allied genera. See Pond snail, under Pond.
River tortoise (Zoology) , any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus Trionyx and allied genera. See Trionyx.
River , intransitive verb
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. [Obsolete] — Halliwell