rivers
Syllables: riv·ersUK/ˈɹɪvəz//ˈɹɪvɚz/
rivers is the plural of river.
rivers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of river.
Meaning of river
Noun (1)
river (plural rivers)
- 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.
- Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
- a river of blood
- 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
- 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)
- One who rives or splits.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Rivers
Rivers
- A surname.
- To do that, Rivers is currently in training to get her commercial driver’s license.2021 April 10, AJ Willingham, “Female truckers have become TikTok influencers, and they’re changing the transportation game”, in CNN
- A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Port Harcourt.
- A community in Riverdale Municipality, Manitoba, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
- A male given name.
- “As far as I’m concerned, wives come and go, but Weezers are forever. And if Rivers [Cuomo] doesn’t realize that, then maybe he just doesn’t understand what being a Weezer is all about.” At press time, an increasingly frustrated Bell had reportedly announced plans to split off from the group and...2015 June 1, The Onion Staff, “Disgruntled Bandmates Worried Rivers Cuomo’s Wife Becoming The Fifth Weezer”, in The Onion, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2024, retrieved 09 Dec 2025
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Rivers
Rivers
- plural of River
Phrases with rivers
- Oil Rivers
- Two Rivers
- lazy rivers
- lost rivers
- Twin Rivers
- wild rivers
- Rivers State
- Three Rivers
- tidal rivers
- salmon rivers
- braided rivers
- heritage rivers
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Questions about rivers
- What does rivers mean?
- Rivers means a surname.
- What is rivers the plural of?
- Rivers is the plural of river.
- What part of speech is rivers?
- Rivers is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rivers?
- Rivers is pronounced /ˈɹɪvɚz/ (US).
Words near rivers in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rivers (page history and authors); Rivers (page history and authors); river (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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