Associations to the word «Rive» - Word Associations Network

Noun

RIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave.

RIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To pierce or cleave with a weapon.

RIVE, verb. (intransitive) To break apart; to split.

RIVE, verb. (transitive) (rare) To burst open; explode; discharge.

RIVE, verb. (woodworking) To use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).

RIVE, noun. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

RIVE, verb. Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips".

RIVE, verb. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone".

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

Leo Tolstoy