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a riv·er

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  1. A River

    A River is a sculpture created by Jean-Jacques Caffieri in 1759.

Editors Contribution

  1. a riveradjective

    A body of water

    A river flows in a specific direction towards the sea


    Submitted by MaryC on March 25, 2024  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a river in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a river in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of a river in a Sentence

  1. Rosemary Hart:

    We came out here together, and we looked at the river and we cried.

  2. Mike Everhart:

    The bear skull was washed out of the same river sediments that routinely produce the skulls and bones of the American bison, some of which could date back as far as the last Ice Age, whether it is hundreds or thousands of years old, the skull gives us a better insight into the richness of life on the plains before Western man.

  3. Ken Campbell:

    The general hypothesis is that - first of all, these monkeys were very small, they’re about the size of a small squirrel with a long tail. So they’re very small and as a consequence their food and water requirements would be much less than if they were very large. So the general hypothesis is that there were monkeys on a river bank. During flood season, trees get swept into the river and carried out to the ocean. As vegetation rafts, [the trees are] carried across on the Atlantic based on wind and current directions. This remains a hypothesis- there’s no proof yet, although the similarities between the monkeys suggests that it did happen.

  4. Mike Simpson:

    What exciting news for DOE and the Idaho Cleanup project, a successful clean-up means protection for the region and the Snake River Plain Aquifer.

  5. James Byrd:

    It's different than other sports, not only is this race difficult and competitive but dangerous. You are there to do the best you can, but you are also trying to stay safe. [ The athletes ] are not OK until they are off the river. That adds a whole other layer of energy to the sport.


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