Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Verb

The word "river" can be used as noun, proper noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

creek desert lake land peninsula pond road sea stream

Typical Location

bridge canyon continent country mountainous area planet earth town valley waterfall wilderness wisconsin

Capable Of

branch into tributaries branch more than once branch off from mainline course through field course through landscape course through rapidly course through valley coursing downhill divide land divide piece of land flow into bay stream to ocean

Derived Terms

Abba River Adelaide River Agidel River Alice River Amazon river dolphin American River Amur River Angelo River Apple River Archer River Arm River Arthur River Augusta-Margaret River Bear River Beaufort River Belmore River Bemm River Black River Blue River Brodribb River Broken River Broughton River Valley Buffalo River Burrum River Campbell River Cann River Capel River Carbunup River Carlisle River Carlton River Cells River Chang River Chicamacomico River Chinese river dolphin Colorado River Numic Columbia River Copper River Cotter River Crawford River Crimea river Crooked River Crystal River Curdies River Cygnet River Daly River Darwin River Darwin River Dam De Mole River Deep River Delaware River Delegate River Detroit River Deua River Valley Devils River Donnelly River Douglas River Doyles River Drysdale River Dutton River Eagle River East Lyons River East River Edward River Elk River English River English terms starting with Fall River Fitzgerald River National Park Forbes River Fox River Frankland River French River Fryingpan River Garden River Gascoyne River Gawler River Gila River Gilbert River Great River Road Green River Green River Ordinance Gregory River Grey River Guadalupe River Gunnison River Harris River Haw River syndrome Hay River Hill River Holroyd River Hood River Huai River Hutt River Illinois River Indian River Isis River Jack River Japanese river fever Jardine River Johns River Kansas River Kennett River Kentucky River King River Klip River Leaf River Lesser Slave River Lister's river snail Little Colorado River Little River Lockhart River Long River Lort River Lost River sucker Lune River Mackenzie River Mad River Margaret River Maroochy River Maurice River Middle River Minnesota River Mission River Mississippi River Missouri River Mole River Mooi River Moore River National Park Moose River Mora River Mount Rivers Mount Riverview Mountain River Murrumbidgee river rattler Namoi River Northern Rivers Ord River Paddys River Pages River Peace River Pearl River Pike River Pipers River Pit River language Polish Hill River Powder River Prince Regent River Puerco River Rainy River Rayne Red River Reid River River Don River Edge River Heads River Ranch Riverbend Riverdale Riverglades Riverglen Riverhills Riverlea Riverleigh Riverside Riverslea Riversleigh Riverstone Riverton Riverton Rivertree Rivervale Riverview Riverwood Roaring Fork River Robinson River Rock River Rocky River Roger River Rose River Ross River Rush River Russian River Sabina River Sables-Spanish Rivers Saint Lawrence River Salt River Saltwater River Saskatchewan River Savage River Scott River Scott River East Sendai River Smoky River Southern River St. Johns River St. Marys River Stewarts River Sturgeon River Susan River Swan River Tennessee River Three Rivers Tocantins River Touws River Twin Rivers Two Hearted River Two Rivers Upper Kangaroo River Upper Karuah River Victoria River Wards River Weir River Wells River West Lyons River West River Western River White River Whites River Willson River Wingan River Winnipeg River Wye River Yampa River Yass River Yellow river Yukon River Zuni River atmospheric river braided river cross the river cross-river cry someone a river denial is not a river in Egypt downriver heritage river inverted river delta lazy river lost river midriver multiriver myrtle of the river over the river over the river and through the woods palaeoriver paleoriver pass the river pink river dolphin red river hog river basin river birch river blindness river bottom river boulder river bug river bugging river carp river chicken river chub river crab river dog river dolphin river duck river dune river god river gum river hog river horse river island river jack river lamprey river limpet river mouth river mussel river oats river otter river pear river poison river prawn river pumpkin river rat river red gum river run river runner river running river shad river shark river snail river swallow river turtle river valley river walk river warbler river water river-bush river-dragon riverage riverbank riverbed riverboard riverboarder riverboarding riverboat rivercane rivercourse rivercraft riverdamsel riverdance riveret riverfront riverful rivergoing riverhead riverhemp riverhood riverine riverish riverkeeper riverless riverlet riverlike riverling riverman riverpark riverplain riverport riverscape riverwalk riverward riverwards riverwash riverwater riverway riverweed riverwise riverwoman riverworthy rivery run-of-the-river salmon river sell down the river soldier river barb submarine river the river to the sea tidal river up the river upriver wild river you can't step in the same river twice youthful river

Derived From

rive

Distinct From

lake ocean streak stream

Has Part

water

Context

poker typography

Has Property

cold cool dangerous to traverse rising during heavy rain

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

body of water landform stream watercourse

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

affluent

Type Of (IsA)

body of water flowing body of water flowing water large flow of liquid water large stream of water long flowing body of water natural obstacle site stream stream of water water moving downhill watercourse

Parts (Meronyms)

delta estuary ford meander mouth rapid source waterfall

Part Of

water system

Related Terms

:Category:en:Rivers Amazon River dolphin Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class III § 348. River Rivers alluvium amphibian baiji billabong bridge canyon channel confluence crest dam dock drainage basin drought fish fisher flatboat flood floodplain fluvial freshwater geography glen gorge hydrology muskrat oxbow lake pink river dolphin port pulwar raft riparian river dolphin river rat river runner riverbank riverbed riverbend riverboat riverfront riverine riverkeeper riverman riverplain rum-tum sediment showboat strath struse swimmer thalamegos tributary tucuxi valley water water bailiff weir

Related Terms

actor actor phoenix again amazon amazon nile amazon thames area bank bank divider banks barges bed bends bends pebbles between big big creek big lake big rivulet big stream big tributary bigger bigger creek bigger sea bigger stream blue boating boats bod body body water bridge bridges brook brook stream canal canoes canyons channel chicago clean clean water clear clear water continent course creek current currents dam dams deal delta deltas divider down downhill downstream drifting drifting down drowning empties empties ocean estuary euphrates every every continent falls fast fast lake fast movement fast stream fast water feature fish fish in fishing flow flowing flowing between flowing body flowing ocean flowing stream flowing water flowing winding flows forests formation fresh fresh water geographical geographical feature geographical water geography geological geological structure grass hand highway hudson in chicago inland inland water it runs kayaking lake lake pond lake stream lakes landscape landscape feature large large creek large lake large steam large stream larger larger stream length like like lake like sea like stream line linear linear water liquid long long lake long narrow long stream long thin long water long waterway long watery long wet longer lots lots water mass meandering meandering waterway mississippi mississippi nile missouri mountain mountains mouth movement moving moving water moving watercourse much much water narrow narrow stream narrow waterway natural natural stream natural water natural waterway nature navigable navigable stream near water nile nile amazon nile thames nothing ocean ocean like of water ohio pebbles phoenix pittsburgh pond rainfall rapid rapid water rapids ribbon rive rivulet road rocks rowing running running water runs runs through runway rushing rushing water sea seine shores skinny skinny lake small small creek small stream smaller smaller longer snake something source split squiggle steam stream stream bigger stream creek stream large stream water streaming streaming water streams structure swimming system thames thames mississippi thames nile thames seine thin through tigris tigris euphrates transport tributaries tributary type under under bridge usually usually long valley valleys water water area water bod water body water channel water course water downhill water feature water flow water flowing water formation water highway water in water mass water movement water road water rocks water runway water source water stream water system water transport water type water way watercourse waterfalls waterway watery watery stream way wet wet long wide winding winding body winding stream windy windy waterway

Used For

access from sea boating canoeing carrying off melted snow carrying off rain water carrying water to sea dumping toxic waste fishing geographic dividing line getting wet going to sea irrigation making bed moving water rafting recreation river boats ship freight skipping rocks in source of power source of water swimming transportation transportation of goods traveling on washing items water skiing water source for farms water source for homes

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.