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Synonyms for river
ˈrɪv ərriv·er
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Princeton's WordNet
rivernoun
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
"the river was navigable for 50 miles"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
rivernoun
Synonyms:
stream
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
rivernoun
Associated words:
potamology, potamography, riparian, riparious, fluvial, levee, wady, estuary, fluviatic, fluviatile, bayou, pothole, dredge, fluvicoline, fluviograph, fluviometer, crevasse, anadron, tributary, embouchure, barrage
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#334 | water | |
#1027 | river | |
#2094 | stream | |
#2123 | creek | |
#5240 | ho | |
#5291 | rio | |
#5650 | rivers | |
#24720 | rios | |
#24843 | revere | |
#25470 | waterway | |
#45347 | hydrographic | |
#47590 | crick | |
#49565 | riverbank | |
#57034 | riverine | |
#63036 | fluvial | |
#66663 | riviere | |
#78948 | rivieres | |
#108684 | upe | |
#176615 | fleuve | |
#264775 | nahr | |
#280624 | fluss |
How to use river in a sentence?
It's a race against time to prevent the spread of cholera up the river Nile, especially during the rainy season. Our priority right now is reaching the most vulnerable children who urgently need clean water and vaccinations.
After being tortured, the Iranian soldiers threw all of us in the Harirud river.
When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted … you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.
I think its a different day and age because theyre in New York. Like, nobody has to cross the river to come see them play, what we were doing and no matter how much we were winning, were still in the Meadowlands. So I think that was a deterrent to people, and then the Knicks historical brand, its always going to be that. No matter what the Nets do, the Knicks staple, thats always going to be there. But I think if they come in and win a championship, that will change. That will change the dynamic of the area, I believe.
Our emergency response team is not letting up despite this good news, we have a long, long way to go before the Arkansas River and Keystone are back to normal.
Translations for river
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- نهرArabic
- řekaCzech
- flodDanish
- FlussGerman
- ποτάμιGreek
- riveroEsperanto
- ríoSpanish
- رودخانهPersian
- jokiFinnish
- rivièreFrench
- abhainnIrish
- नदीHindi
- folyóHungarian
- գետըArmenian
- sungaiIndonesian
- fiumeItalian
- נהרHebrew
- 川Japanese
- ನದಿKannada
- 강Korean
- fluminisLatin
- rivierDutch
- elvNorwegian
- rzekaPolish
- rioPortuguese
- râuRomanian
- рекаRussian
- flodSwedish
- நதிTamil
- నదిTelugu
- แม่น้ำThai
- nehirTurkish
- річкаUkrainian
- دریاUrdu
- con sôngVietnamese
- טייַךYiddish
- 江Chinese
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