Definition of river

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River (n.) Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil..

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Boom :: Boom (n.) A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers.
Soosoo :: Soosoo (n.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak..
Ascend :: Ascend (v. t.) To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne..
Flyman :: Flyman (n.) The driver of a fly, or light public carriage..
Slough :: Slough (n.) A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain..
Calash :: Calash (n.) In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front..
Outfall :: Outfall (n.) The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs..
Potamography :: Potamography (n.) An account or description of rivers; potamology.
Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Gee :: Gee (v. i.) To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi..
Grain :: Grain (n.) One the branches of a valley or of a river.
Water :: Water (n.) The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc..
Calash :: Calash (n.) A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage..
Bridge :: Bridge (n.) A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other..
Clarence :: Clarence (n.) A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver..
Affluent :: Affluent (n.) A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.
Boom :: Boom (n.) A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage..
Tunnel :: Tunnel (v. t.) To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river..
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