How to Spell river

river

river - noun

  • A natural stream of water of usually considerable volume
  • Watercourse
  • Something resembling a river
  • Large or overwhelming quantities
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a river of lava"

river - thesaurus

Synonyms: rivulet, stream, aqueduct, canal, channel, conduit, course, flume

Antonyms: dribble, drip, trickle, drought

Etymology

Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius riparian, from ripa bank, shore; perhaps akin to Greek ereipein to tear down