noun🔗ShareA 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."geographynatureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny large flow of a liquid in a single body."a river of blood"geographynatureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe last card dealt in a hand."The river was the last card dealt in the game of poker at the family gathering. "gamesportbetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide."The river of white space on the page made the essay look messy. "languagewritingstyleappearancetechnicalcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."gamesportbetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who rives or splits."The carpenter was a skilled river, splitting the wood with precise cuts. "personjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
