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Meaning
Verb
●
To
tear apart
by
force
; to
rend
; to
split
; to cleave.
●
To
pierce
or
cleave
with a weapon.
●
To
break
apart; to split.
●
To
burst
open
;
explode
; discharge.
●
In Woodworking:
To use a
technique
of
splitting
or
sawing
wood
radially
from a
log
(e.g. clapboards).
●
To land.
Noun
●
A place
torn
; a
rent
; a rift.
●
A
bank
or shore.
Name
●
A
surname
from French.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rive
English
riven
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cleave
Rend
Split
Rent
Rift
Explode
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Gare
Drap
Sud
Iles
Mont
Couloir
Danforth
Brea
Vee
Rhymes
Five
Wive
Rive
Jive
Dive
I'Ve
Gyve
Hive
Live
Slive
Swive
Skive
Clive
Alive
Chive
Drive
Shrive
Arrive
Strive
Thrive
Revive
Unlive
Belive
Connive
Survive
Contrive
Twenty-Five
Eighty-Five
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