the river
Stream's larger cousin
The river refers to a specific river understood from context—usually the dominant one in a region.
In London, the river means the Thames; in Cairo, the Nile; in New Orleans, the Mississippi.
The phrase assumes shared local knowledge: Let's walk down to the river.
In poker, the river is the final community card dealt.
- channelPassage for transmission
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
floodplain · stream · erosion · flow · watershed · meander · journey · hydroelectric power · dam · tributary · freshwater species · baptism · transformation · timelessness · still waters · bridge · Thames · Nile
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
river, rivers, riverside, rivulet, riverbank, riverbed, riverboat, riverfront, riverbanks