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upriver

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. upriver (adverb or adjective)
  2. river (noun)

up·riv·er

adv or adj \ˈəp-ˈri-vər\

Definition of UPRIVER

: toward or at a point nearer the source of a river
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First Known Use of UPRIVER

1774

Rhymes with UPRIVER

almsgiver, aquiver, caregiver, chopped liver, deliver, downriver, East River, forgiver, lawgiver

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