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Definition rive

Etymology 1

From Middle English riven (“to rive”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse rífa (“to rend, tear apart”), from Proto-Germanic *r?fan? (“to tear, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)reip- (“to crumble, tear”). Cognate with Danish rive (“to tear”), Old Frisian r?va (“to tear”), Old English ?r?fan (“to let loose, unwrap”), Old Norse ript (“breach of contract, rift”), Norwegian Bokmål rive (“to tear”) and Albanian rrip (“belt, rope”). More at rift.

Verb

rive (third-person singular simple present rives, present participle riving, simple past rived or rove, past participle rived or riven)

  1. (transitive, archaic except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To pierce or cleave with a weapon.
  3. (intransitive) To break apart; to split.
  4. (transitive, rare) To burst open; explode; discharge.
  5. (woodworking) To use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).
Noun

rive (plural rives)

  1. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

Etymology 2

Noun

rive (plural rives)

  1. A bank or shore.
Verb

rive

  1. To land.

Results 372 Words with the letters RIVE

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7 letter words with the letters RIVE 
6 letter words with the letters RIVE 
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ARRIVE 10
CERVID 14
CERVIX 20
DERIVE 11
DEVOIR 11
DIVERS 11
DIVERT 11
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DRIVEN 12
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DRIVES 11
ENVIER 11
ERVILS 11
EVILER 11
FERVID 14
FIVERS 13
GIVERS 12
GRIEVE 12
GRIVET 12
INVERT 11
JIVERS 19
JIVIER 19
LEVIER 11
LIEVER 11
LIVERS 11
LIVERY 13
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LIVYER 13
NAIVER 11
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QUIVER 20
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RIEVER 10
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SHIVER 12
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VIRILE 11
VIRTUE 11
VIVERS 14
VIZIER 19
VOICER 13
VOIDER 11
WAIVER 13
WAVIER 13
WIVERN 14
WIVERS 13
5 letter words with the letters RIVE 
DIVER 10
DRIVE 10
ERVIL 10
FIVER 12
GIVER 11
JIVER 18
LIVER 10
LIVRE 10
RIVED 10
RIVEN 10
VILER 10
VIPER 12
WIVER 12
4 letter words with the letters RIVE 
RIVE 8
VIER 8
3 letter words with the letters RIVE 
IRE 3
REI 3
REV 7
VIE 7
2 letter words with the letters RIVE 
ER 2
RE 2

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