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Definitions of river

1. To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. Webster Dictionary DB

2. One who rives or splits. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

3. 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. Webster Dictionary DB

4. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil. Webster Dictionary DB

5. A large stream of flowing water. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

6. A large running stream of water. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

7. Large stream. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

8. A stream of water larger than a creek. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

9. A large stream of water flowing in a channel on land towards the ocean, a lake, or another river; a large stream; copious flow; abundance. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

10. One who rives. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

11. A stream flowing in a channel into another river, into the ocean, or into a lake or sea; a copious flow; abundance. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Usage examples for river

1. I cannot go by way of the river – Opera Stories from Wagner by Florence Akin

2. The river was roarin'. – The Crisis, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 6, 2009