Words that rhyme with river
-
almsgiver
n 1: a person who gives alms -
clever
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: cagey, cagy, canny, clever] 2: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker [syn: apt, clever] 3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" [syn: clever, cunning, ingenious] -
conjunctiva
n 1: a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid -
contriver
n 1: a person who makes plans [syn: planner, contriver, deviser] -
deliver
v 1: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" [syn: deliver, present] 2: bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" 3: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render] 4: free from harm or evil [syn: rescue, deliver] 5: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: extradite, deliver, deport] 6: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: render, deliver, return] 7: utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" 8: save from sins [syn: deliver, redeem, save] 9: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: deliver, drive home] 10: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: surrender, cede, deliver, give up] 11: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: deliver, pitch] 12: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have] -
diver
n 1: someone who works underwater [syn: diver, frogman, underwater diver] 2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: diver, plunger] 3: large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes [syn: loon, diver] -
downriver
adv 1: away from the source or with the current [syn: downriver, downstream] [ant: upriver, upstream] -
driver
n 1: the operator of a motor vehicle [ant: nondriver] 2: someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle 3: a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver 4: (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device [syn: driver, device driver] 5: a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee [syn: driver, number one wood] -
ever
adv 1: at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time" [syn: ever, of all time] 2: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: always, ever, e'er] [ant: ne'er, never] 3: (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly" [syn: ever, ever so] -
fiver
n 1: a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: fiver, five- spot, five dollar bill] -
forgiver
n 1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense [syn: pardoner, forgiver, excuser] -
giver
n 1: someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves" 2: person who makes a gift of property [syn: donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer] -
lawgiver
n 1: a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn: lawgiver, lawmaker] -
liver
adj 1: having a reddish-brown color [syn: liver-colored, liver] n 1: large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes 2: liver of an animal used as meat 3: a person who has a special life style; "a high liver" 4: someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities" -
quiver
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle] 2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation] 3: case for holding arrows 4: the act of vibrating [syn: vibration, quiver, quivering] v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: quiver, quake, palpitate] 2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver] 3: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: pulsate, beat, quiver] -
saliva
n 1: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spit, spittle] -
scissor
v 1: cut with or as if with scissors -
scissors
n 1: an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades [syn: scissors, pair of scissors] 2: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze [syn: scissors, scissors hold, scissor hold, scissor grip, scissors grip] 3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move -
screwdriver
n 1: a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw 2: a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice -
shiver
n 1: a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: tremble, shiver, shake] 2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle] v 1: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: shudder, shiver, throb, thrill] 2: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" [syn: shiver, shudder] -
silver
adj 1: made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets" 2: having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" [syn: silver, silvern, silvery] 3: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: argent, silver, silvery, silverish] 4: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken] n 1: a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: silver, Ag, atomic number 47] 2: coins made of silver 3: a light shade of grey [syn: ash grey, ash gray, silver, silver grey, silver gray] 4: silverware eating utensils [syn: flatware, silver] 5: a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition [syn: silver medal, silver] v 1: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace" 2: make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair" 3: turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively" -
sliver
n 1: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" [syn: splinter, sliver] 2: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something [syn: paring, sliver, shaving] v 1: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: sliver, splinter] 2: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" [syn: splinter, sliver] 3: form into slivers; "sliver wood" -
survivor
n 1: one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital" [syn: survivor, subsister] 2: one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors" 3: an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters" -
upriver
adv 1: toward the source or against the current [syn: upriver, upstream] [ant: downriver, downstream] -
viva
n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva] -
striver
n 1: someone who works as hard as a slave [syn: slave, striver, hard worker] -
godiva
n 1: according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080) [syn: Godiva, Lady Godiva] -
aquiver
-
conniver
-
flivver
-
reviver
-
ifor
-
guadalquivir
-
mciver
-
mcivor
-
skiver
-
stiver
-
iver
-
ivor
-
guiver
See also river definition
