Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “River”
/ˈɹɪvə/
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "River"
22 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "river" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| quiver | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion. |
| deliver | 3 | verb | To bring or transport something to its destination. |
| sliver | 2 | noun | A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment. |
| caregiver | 3 | noun | (Canada, US, Philippines) A carer; a person who looks after another person. |
| giver | 2 | noun | One who gives; a donor or contributor. |
| liver | 2 | noun | (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. |
| chicken liver | 4 | noun | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, liver. |
| upriver | 3 | Towards the source of a river. | |
| central veins of liver | 6 | In microanatomy, the central vein of liver (or central venule) is a vein at the center of each hepatic lobule. | |
| cirrhosis of the liver | 7 | noun | a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism |
| goose liver | 3 | noun | liver of a goose used as meat |
| lease giver | 3 | noun | someone who grants a lease |
| ivar | 2 | a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language action crime thriller film written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and produced by Santhosh Damodharan under the banner Damor Cinema. | |
| downriver | 3 | noun | Travelling in the direction of the river current. |
| forgive her | 3 | — | |
| give her | 2 | — | |
| indian giver | 5 | noun | (informal, now offensive) A person who demands the return of or takes back something that was previously given. |
| mciver | 3 | noun | A surname. |
| mcivor | 3 | noun | A surname from Scottish Gaelic. |
| outlive her | 3 | — | |
| relive her | 3 | — | |
| shiver | 2 | noun | To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "River"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| clever | 2 | noun | Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent. |
| consider | 3 | verb | (transitive) To think about seriously. |
| whisper | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. |
| fissure | 2 | noun | A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth. |
| glimmer | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light. |
| figure | 2 | noun | A drawing or diagram conveying information. |
| bitter | 2 | noun | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| dither | 2 | noun | (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay. |
| timber | 2 | noun | (uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood. |
| silver | 2 | noun | (uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag. |
| litter | 2 | noun | (uncountable) Waste or debris, originally any mess but now particularly trash left or thrown on the ground. |
| slither | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side. |
| pillar | 2 | noun | (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture. |
| mirror | 2 | noun | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| lover | 2 | noun | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| shimmer | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly. |
| liquor | 2 | noun | (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation. |
| beaver | 2 | noun | (countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere. |
| glitter | 2 | noun | To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. |
| killer | 2 | noun | One who or that which kills. |
| inner | 2 | noun | Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something. |
| fever | 2 | noun | (medicine) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease. |
| differ | 2 | verb | (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct. |
| simmer | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. |
| ripper | 2 | noun | A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon. |
| mister | 2 | noun | A man. |
| sinner | 2 | noun | A person who sins or has sinned. |
| ever | 2 | At any time. | |
| kisser | 2 | noun | One who kisses. |
| hither | 2 | verb | (literary or archaic) To this place, to here. |
| delivered | 3 | (in combination) That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner. | |
| winter | 2 | noun | Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. |
| never | 2 | verb | At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. |
| digger | 2 | noun | A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches. |
| sister | 2 | noun | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| zither | 2 | noun | (music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips. |
| dinner | 2 | noun | The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. |
| quitter | 2 | noun | One who quits, as: |
| scissor | 2 | noun | (transitive) To cut using, or as if using, scissors. |
| quicker | 2 | more quickly | |
| thinner | 2 | noun | Something that thins or thins out (another thing). |
| fisher | 2 | noun | A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing. |
| winner | 2 | noun | One who has won or often wins. |
| hitter | 2 | noun | One who or that which hits. |
| sitter | 2 | noun | One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc. |
| clearer | 2 | noun | Someone who or something which clears. |
| shivers | 2 | noun | To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened. |
| whither | 2 | verb | Interrogative senses. |
| sniffer | 2 | noun | (networking) A software or hardware tool for intercepting and logging network traffic. |
| sicker | 2 | verb | Certain. |
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