riv.

Noun (1)

river (plural rivers)

1. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
   • Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
2. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
   • a river of blood
3. The last card dealt in a hand.
   • He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river.2017, Nathan Schwiethale, Ace High: Mastering Low Stakes Poker Cash Games, page 70
4. A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Noun (2)

river (plural rivers)

1. One who rives or splits.

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