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river
Part of Speech: noun
Results: 4
            1.                                           One                                                         who                                                           rives                                                         or                                                           splits.                                    

            2.                                             A                                                         large                                                           stream                                                         of                                                         water                                                         flowing                                                         in                                                           a                                                         bed                                                         or                                                         channel                                                         and                                                         emptying                                                         into                                                         the                                                         ocean,                                                           a                                                         sea,                                                           a                                                         lake,                                                         or                                                         another                                                           stream;                                                           a                                                           stream                                                           larger                                                         than                                                           a                                                         rivulet                                                         or                                                         brook.                                    

            3.                                           Fig.:                                                           A                                                         large                                                           stream;                                                           copious                                                         flow;                                                         abundance;                                                         as,                                                           rivers                                                         of                                                         blood;                                                           rivers                                                         of                                                         oil.                                    
Part of Speech: verb

            1.                                           To                                                         hawk                                                         by                                                         the                                                         side                                                         of                                                           a                                                           river;                                                         to                                                         fly                                                           hawks                                                         at                                                           river                                                         fowl.                                    
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