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31riv|et|ing — «RIHV iht ihng», adjective. that rivets the attention; spellbinding: »Ouranopolis, where the … sunsets are riveting (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …
32Riv|o|li's hummingbird — «RIHV uh leez», a large hummingbird with green, bronze, and purple plumage, brilliantly iridescent in the male, found from Arizona and New Mexico south to Nicaragua. ╂[< F. V. Masséna, the Duke of Rivoli, 1799 1863, a French ornithologist and… …
33riv|u|let — «RIHV yuh liht», noun. a very small stream: »A fine stream, fed by rivulets and mountain springs, pours through the valley (Washington Irving). ╂[< Italian rivoletto (diminutive) < rivolo (diminutive) < rivo stream < Latin rīvus… …
34riv·er·bank — /ˈrıvɚˌbæŋk/ noun, pl banks [count] : the ground at the edge of a river They set up their camp next to the riverbank. [=next to the edge of the river] …
35riv·er·bed — /ˈrıvɚˌbɛd/ noun, pl beds [count] : the ground at the bottom of a river …
36riv·er·boat — /ˈrıvɚˌboʊt/ noun, pl boats [count] : a boat that is used on a river …
37riv·er·front — /ˈrıvɚˌfrʌnt/ noun, pl fronts [count] chiefly US : the land that is next to a river We went for a walk down at the riverfront. often used before another noun riverfront property …
38riv·er·side — /ˈrıvɚˌsaıd/ noun, pl sides [count] : the land that is next to a river We walked along the riverside. often used before another noun a riverside community/camp …
39riv — abbreviation river …
40riv. — river. * * * …
