Toe vs River - What's the difference?
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Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
An equivalent part in an animal.
That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
(dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe' (or '''toe''' in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative '''toe''' (or ' toe out) the opposite.
(engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
(carpentry) the long side of an angled cut
To furnish with a toe.
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
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To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
(construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
(golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, ending at an ocean or in an inland sea.
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(poker) The last card dealt in a hand.
(poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
As a pronoun toe
is .As a proper noun river is
.toe
English
Noun
(en noun)- (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
- (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
- (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
- (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow
Synonyms
* (an equivalent part in an animal) hoofAntonyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) heel * (front of the kayak) tail * (angled cut in carpentry) heelHyponyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) *: hallux, big toe, great toe *: second toe, long toe *: third toe, middle toe *: fourth toe, ring toe *: fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toeHolonyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) footMeronyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) nailDerived terms
* heel-and-toe * toeside * toeboard * toeclip * toe jump * toenail * toe ring * toe stopCoordinate terms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) fingerVerb
(d)citation, page= , passage=Just five minutes later the turnaround was complete when Arshavin toed the ball through to Bendtner, who slotted into the left corner from close range just before half-time. }}
- to toe the mark
- The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
Derived terms
* toe the lineSee also
* hang five * hang ten * tiptoe * TOEAnagrams
* * 1000 English basic words ----river
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from .Noun
(en noun)- By the side of the river' he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spell-bound by exciting stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the ' river still chattered on to him, a babbling procession of the best stories in the world, sent from the heart of the earth to be told at last to the insatiable sea.
High and wet, passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers , washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
Derived terms
* cry someone a river * riverbank * riverbed * river basin * river bed * river birch * river blindness * riverboat/river boat * river bottom * river boulder * river dolphin * river duck * riverfront * river hog * river horse * riverine * river lamprey * river limper * river mouth * river otter * river pear * river prawn * river runner * river shad * riverside * riverward * riverway * sell down the river * submarine river * up the river * (river)See also
*Verb
(en verb)- Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.