Definitions for rive

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Spelling: [rahyv]
IPA: /raɪv/

Rive is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in rive (eirv).

Definitions for rive

verb (used with object)

  1. to tear or rend apart:
  2. to separate by striking; split; cleave.
  3. to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.).
  4. to split (wood) radially from a log.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become rent or split apart:

Origin of rive

1225-75; Middle English riven Old Norse rīfa to tear, split. See rift

Examples for rive

On the rive Gauche, the walks at nightfall are more difficult to indicate.

And he tugged at my tail-coat like to rive it off me, your honour.

I meant them to rive; and see how the cowards have scampered off from them.

There was a lightning in his eye that seemed to rive the spectator.

But she was not to come in as a wedge to rive her from this man.

I wouldna care if ye were to rive horse and beast and a' from me now.

There was a lightning in his eyes which seemed to rive the spectator.

He gave up his entire day to showing us the beauties of the rive Gauche.

It began at its northernly end in 1855 as boulevard Sbastopol, rive Gauche.

I was wearing a lacy black nightgown and rive Gauche by St. Laurent when I let him in.

Word Value for rive
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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