River and Sink

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River noun - A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).

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Sink and river are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sink" instead a noun "River".

Nearby Words: rive, riverside, riverine

Sink noun - A place of great vice and corruption.

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River and sink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "River" instead a noun "Sink".

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

full	full river	full sink
current	current river	current sink
single	single river	single sink
small	small river	small sink
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, entire, real, massive, large, huge, ancient, major, deadly, literal, local, nearby, giant, frozen.

Why would you jump out of the car and let it sink into the river, instead of hitting the brakes suddenly?

Source: Rule of Cool
Similarly, OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" repeats the line "Take that money, watch it burn, sink to the river the lessons I've learned".

Source: Looped Lyrics
Trapped in a Sinking Car: Cain watches his victim wake up and then start to sink into the river in a locked car.

Source: Film / Raising Cain

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