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Moderateriver
The correct spelling is river.
How to pronounce river
/ˈɹɪvə/
nounIPA: /ˈɹɪvə/
Say it like: Riv-er
The correct spelling is river. A 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 o… For example: "Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."
Usage Examples
“Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.”
“a river of blood”
“Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A 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.
- 2.Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
- 3.The last card dealt in a hand.
- 4.A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
- 5.One who rives or splits.
verb
- 1.To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
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