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The river flowed under the bridge.
What does River mean?
A river is a natural stream of water that flows along a channel.
Dictionary definition
A natural stream of water that flows in a channel toward another river, a lake, a sea, or an ocean; also, a large flowing amount of something.
Example sentences
River in a sentence
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A smaller tributary joined the river near the town.
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A river of people moved slowly toward the stadium gates.
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Practice 1
What is a river?
A river is moving water that follows a natural channel.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses river figuratively?
Here river means a large, flowing amount rather than a body of water.
Practice 3
A smaller stream that flows into a river is a ____.
A tributary feeds water into a larger stream or river.
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Partnoun.
MeaningRiver means A river is a natural stream of water that flows along a channel.
ExampleExample: The river flowed under the bridge.
Word breakdown
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- er
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Synonyms
Words like River
streamUse for flowing water, usually when the waterway is smaller than a river.
watercourseA more technical term for a channel through which water flows.
Antonym review
Does River have an opposite?
Lake, ocean, desert, and land are related places or contrasts, not direct opposites of river.
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Hint for students
Look for moving water in a channel, or for many things moving together like flowing water.
Common mix-up
A river is not the opposite of a desert or a lake. A lake usually holds water in one basin, while a river flows along a channel.
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Students draw a river from source to mouth and label a tributary, channel, bank, and downstream direction, then write one literal and one figurative sentence.
Teacher prompt
Compare the model sentences "The river flowed under the bridge" and "A river of people entered the stadium." Ask what is flowing in each sentence.
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