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English Definitions
river
N
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
N
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
N
a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea
N
a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
N
a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
N
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
River Avon
N
a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
river basin
N
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
N
birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
N
infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
N
a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
N
a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
N
a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin
N
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
N
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
N
large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
N
any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
N
somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
N
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
N
a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo
N
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
N
minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
N
sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America
N
West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled
river prawn
N
large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
N
somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
N
a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain
N
shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima
N
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
N
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
N
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
N
a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
N
socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)
riverbank
N
the bank of a river
riverbed
N
a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
riverside
N
the bank of a river
N
a city in southern California
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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