- a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- a similar stream of something other than water: a river of lava;a river of ice.
- any abundant stream or copious flow; outpouring: rivers of tears;rivers of words.
- the constellation Eridanus.
- a vertical channel of white space resulting from the alignment in several lines of spaces between words.
- to betray; deceive; double-cross: to sell one's friends down the river.
- up the river, Slang.
- to prison: to be sent up the river for a bank robbery.
- in prison: Thirty years up the river had made him a stranger to society.
- a person who rives.
- a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course, usually into the sea, being fed by tributary streams
- (as modifier)
- (in combination)
- any abundant stream or flow
- to deceive or betray
- the fifth and final community card to be dealt in a round of Texas hold 'em
