River
Large natural stream
A river is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel toward a sea, lake, or another river.
Rivers serve as boundaries, transportation routes, and water sources: the Mississippi River, the river runs through the valley.
To sell someone down the river is to betray them.
Something sent up the river goes to prison—from the Hudson River route to Sing Sing.
Figuratively, rivers describe abundant flow: rivers of tears, a river of money.
Steady continuous flow
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- sourcePoint of origin
mouth · confluence · watershed · basin · meander · oxbow · floodplain · gorge
Africa's longest river
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- GangesIndia's holiest river
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- YangtzeChina's mightiest waterway
Thames · Danube · Rhine · Mekong · sacred · baptism · pilgrimage · mythology
Watercraft for travel
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
raft · crossing · bridge · ford · port · dock · navigation · shipping
Unbroken forward movement
time · tears · change · continuity · destiny · path · movement · transition
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- troutFreshwater game fish
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- carpWhine about trivialities
- otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
beaver · heron · kingfisher · crocodile · hippo · reeds · willows · wetland
stream
Steady continuous flow
source · mouth · confluence · watershed · basin · meander · oxbow · floodplain · gorge · valley
Nile
Africa's longest river
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- GangesIndia's holiest river
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
Yangtze · Thames · Danube · Rhine · Mekong · sacred · baptism · pilgrimage · mythology · Styx
boat
Watercraft for travel
kayak · raft · crossing · bridge · ford · port · dock · navigation · shipping · trade
flow
Unbroken forward movement
life · time · tears · change · continuity · destiny · path · movement · transition · endless
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
otter · beaver · heron · kingfisher · crocodile · hippo · reeds · willows · wetland · spawning
current
Directed flow of charge
eddy · whirlpool · undertow · surge · cascade · torrent · flood · drought · silt · sediment
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- raftingTraveling on buoyant platform
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
kayaking · tubing · wading · camping · picnic · scenic · trail · rowing · angling · boating
Riverlake
Enclosed body of freshwater
pond · still water · standing water · reservoir · pool
- sibling rivalryCompetition between children sharing parents
- river channelPath carved by flow
- the riverLarge natural stream
- holy riverReligiously venerated waterway
- river tubingRecreational waterway floating
- lazy riverGentle artificial waterway
rivers, riverside, riverine, riverbank, riverbed, riverboat, rivulet, rival, rivalry