River
noun
A large, flowing body of water that follows a set path through the land.
The Mississippi is a well known river in the United States.
Often appears as...
- flow down the river
- swim in the river
noun
A large amount of fluid moving in a certain direction.
In a liquid metal cooling system, there is a river of metal flowing at high speeds.
Often appears as...
- river of lava
- river of oil
noun
A series or flow of something in large amounts.
The news report was a river of information.
Often appears as...
- river of words
- river of thoughts
noun
The last card dealt in a hand of Texas Hold'em poker.
I was ahead until the river card was a queen, which gave him a pair.
Often appears as...
- deal the river
- bet on the river
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A large, flowing body of water that follows a set path through the land.
The Mississippi is a well known river in the United States.
Often appears as...
- flow down the river
- swim in the river
noun
A large amount of fluid moving in a certain direction.
In a liquid metal cooling system, there is a river of metal flowing at high speeds.
Often appears as...
- river of lava
- river of oil
noun
A series or flow of something in large amounts.
The news report was a river of information.
Often appears as...
- river of words
- river of thoughts
noun
The last card dealt in a hand of Texas Hold'em poker.
I was ahead until the river card was a queen, which gave him a pair.
Often appears as...
- deal the river
- bet on the river
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Features
Rivers are integral to geography and often associated with specific landforms and ecosystems.
The river cut through the valley, creating a stunning canyon.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Rivers may have historical or cultural importance in stories, myths, or as borders.
The river is considered sacred and is featured in many local legends.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Familiarize with phrases often used with 'river' to describe actions and features.
Many people gathered for the annual boat race on the river.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Features
Rivers are integral to geography and often associated with specific landforms and ecosystems.
The river cut through the valley, creating a stunning canyon.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Rivers may have historical or cultural importance in stories, myths, or as borders.
The river is considered sacred and is featured in many local legends.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Familiarize with phrases often used with 'river' to describe actions and features.
Many people gathered for the annual boat race on the river.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Features
Rivers are integral to geography and often associated with specific landforms and ecosystems.
The river cut through the valley, creating a stunning canyon.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Rivers may have historical or cultural importance in stories, myths, or as borders.
The river is considered sacred and is featured in many local legends.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Familiarize with phrases often used with 'river' to describe actions and features.
Many people gathered for the annual boat race on the river.
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Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
an insect sings from a branch passing by in the middle of the river. Even as you see that though, some part of you recognizes in the image a small portrait of what it's like to live in this world of change and time, our human fate is to vanish, as surely as that small cricket will, and still, we do what it does.
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
a predatory dinosaur, bigger than T. rex, the ruler of this ancient river of giants, feeding on the many aquatic animals I showed you earlier on. So that's really what makes this an incredible discovery. It's a dinosaur like no other. And some people told me, "Wow, this is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Video examples
How to create a great...
if you're not careful they can start to sound like pharmaceutical drugs or worse the name of a sofa from ikea associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the
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The life cycle of a...
Other harmful compounds and chemicals can cause widespread contamination when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand.
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The rat rose with the sun to get an early start, but on the way to the river, he met the horse, the tiger, and the ox. Because the rat was small and couldn't swim very well, he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused,
Video examples
Real life sunken cities...
the dynamic nature of our planet, and the impact of each on the other. Water is essential for life, food sources, and transport, so many cities have been built along coast lines and river banks. However, these benefits also come with risks
Video examples
Pink Dolphins? PIPE Weird...
skin but they're also sometimes pale blue and sometimes they're even an albino off-white there are five freshwater dolphin species in the world pink river dolphins are the largest they can grow up to nine feet long and can
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch if only the leopards can figure out what
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
such things even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch
Video examples
Leopard Learns How to...
Even the river, normally a lifeline for the animals, has almost disappeared.
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
an insect sings from a branch passing by in the middle of the river. Even as you see that though, some part of you recognizes in the image a small portrait of what it's like to live in this world of change and time, our human fate is to vanish, as surely as that small cricket will, and still, we do what it does.
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
a predatory dinosaur, bigger than T. rex, the ruler of this ancient river of giants, feeding on the many aquatic animals I showed you earlier on. So that's really what makes this an incredible discovery. It's a dinosaur like no other. And some people told me, "Wow, this is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
Video examples
How to create a great...
if you're not careful they can start to sound like pharmaceutical drugs or worse the name of a sofa from ikea associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
Other harmful compounds and chemicals can cause widespread contamination when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand.
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The rat rose with the sun to get an early start, but on the way to the river, he met the horse, the tiger, and the ox. Because the rat was small and couldn't swim very well, he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused,
Video examples
Real life sunken cities...
the dynamic nature of our planet, and the impact of each on the other. Water is essential for life, food sources, and transport, so many cities have been built along coast lines and river banks. However, these benefits also come with risks
Video examples
Pink Dolphins? PIPE Weird...
skin but they're also sometimes pale blue and sometimes they're even an albino off-white there are five freshwater dolphin species in the world pink river dolphins are the largest they can grow up to nine feet long and can
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch if only the leopards can figure out what
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
such things even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost disappeared yet the mud soup that remains could be concealing a free lunch
Video examples
Leopard Learns How to...
Even the river, normally a lifeline for the animals, has almost disappeared.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jane Fonda
American Actress
Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.
Quote examples
Susan Sullivan
American Actress
I wouldn't have the life I have without television. I wouldn't be looking out my apartment window onto the East River; I wouldn't be able to afford to have my mother with me this summer. So television has been very good to me.
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Steve Bullock
American Politician
When I defend our right to hunt and fish on public lands, rivers and streams. Or work for better schools. And more good paying jobs that can support a family. Those aren't political issues to me. They're personal.
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Phil Hellmuth
American Celebrity
It's always pretty cool to hit a card on the river, especially when you're lucky enough to do it two days in a row. But good fortune doesn't last forever.
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Clarence Clemons
American Musician
To me, music is a river. I have lived my life beside the river. Every day, I get up and look at the river. I watch it and notice when it rises and falls.
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Eric Burdon
British Musician
There are so many times in one's life, when one feels he has nothing more to offer. But no, my river has not run dry.
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Daniel Woodrell
American Writer
I've always been fascinated by the Mississippi River and the way of life in these small river towns.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Love is the river of life in the world.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
Quote examples
Jane Fonda
American Actress
Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.
Quote examples
Susan Sullivan
American Actress
I wouldn't have the life I have without television. I wouldn't be looking out my apartment window onto the East River; I wouldn't be able to afford to have my mother with me this summer. So television has been very good to me.
Quote examples
Steve Bullock
American Politician
When I defend our right to hunt and fish on public lands, rivers and streams. Or work for better schools. And more good paying jobs that can support a family. Those aren't political issues to me. They're personal.
Quote examples
Phil Hellmuth
American Celebrity
It's always pretty cool to hit a card on the river, especially when you're lucky enough to do it two days in a row. But good fortune doesn't last forever.
Quote examples
Clarence Clemons
American Musician
To me, music is a river. I have lived my life beside the river. Every day, I get up and look at the river. I watch it and notice when it rises and falls.
Quote examples
Eric Burdon
British Musician
There are so many times in one's life, when one feels he has nothing more to offer. But no, my river has not run dry.
Quote examples
Daniel Woodrell
American Writer
I've always been fascinated by the Mississippi River and the way of life in these small river towns.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Love is the river of life in the world.
Quote examples
Langston Hughes
American Poet
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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