Associations to the word «Rives»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

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".

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury