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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
river
/ˈɹɪvə/
noun1 of 2
flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- “The theater is on the other bank of the river.”Tatoeba
- “Her house is on the other side of the river.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)