river - English dictionary definition

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1. River  One who rives or splits.
2. River  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.
3. River  Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
4. River  To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
5. river  a large natural stream of water larger than a creek; "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
6. River Acheron  Greek mythology a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
7. River Adige  a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige"
8. River Aire  a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
9. River Arno  a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
10. River Avon  a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn