Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with river in American Collocation
river
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
flowing fast
Five fast-flowing rivers powered the city’s water wheels.
large or deep
They crossed the swollen river with the aid of a rope.
shallow
He had to wade across a shallow river.
not straight
This is a landscape of rich pastures and meandering rivers.
clean/not clean
The Mersey was then one of the most polluted rivers in Europe.
flow along a course
A long section of the river flows through privately owned land.
flood
Some of the garden had been washed away when the river flooded.
dry up
Some of the rivers have dried up as they are experiencing a long dry season.
move earth
The river has deposited over 2m of sand, gravel and alluvial silt.
start/finish somewhere
The estuary has a lot of silt from the river draining into it.
The river rises high in the Cairngorm mountains and reaches the sea at Aberdeen.
get wider/narrower
Where the river widens lies an island at its centre.