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  • 111riverside — riv|er|side [ rıvər,saıd ] noun singular the land at the side of a river: a walk along the riverside a riverside cafe …

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  • 112rivet — riv|et1 [ rıvıt ] verb transitive 1. ) often passive to interest someone so much that they pay complete attention: The book appeared to have riveted the man for hours. 2. ) to join two things together with rivets be riveted on/to… …

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  • 113rivet — riv•et [[t]ˈrɪv ɪt[/t]] n. 1) bui a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more pieces to hold them together, having a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion 2) bui to fasten with a rivet 3) bui to hammer …

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  • 114arrivism — /əˈrivɪzəm/ (say uh reevizuhm), /ˈærəvɪzəm/ (say aruhvizuhm) noun acting in accordance with unbridled ambition, especially when social climbing or in the pursuit of a career. Also, arrivisme /əˈrivəzmə/ (say uh reevuhzmuh). {French} …

  • 115rivage — /riv ij, ruy vij/, n. Archaic. a bank, shore, or coast. [1250 1300; ME < MF, equiv. to rive RIVER ( < L ripa riverbank) + age AGE] * * * …

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  • 116rivel — /riv euhl/, n. Chiefly Western Canadian. a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth. [orig. uncert.] * * * …

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  • 117riven — /riv euhn/, v. 1. a pp. of rive. adj. 2. rent or split apart. 3. split radially, as a log. * * * …

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  • 118riverbank — /riv euhr bangk /, n. the slopes bordering a river. [1555 65; RIVER1 + BANK1] * * * …

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  • 119riverbed — /riv euhr bed /, n. the channel in which a river flows or formerly flowed. [1825 35; RIVER1 + BED] * * * …

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  • 120riverboat — /riv euhr boht /, n. any shallow draft boat used on rivers. [1555 65; RIVER1 + BOAT] * * * …

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