River and Spring

River

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

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

Nearby Words: rive, riverside, riverine

Spring noun - An act of leaping into the air.

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River and spring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "River" instead a noun "Spring".

particular	particular river	particular spring
certain	certain river	certain spring
single	single river	single spring
small	small river	small spring
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, large, huge, blue, young, famous, underground, local, sacred, nearby, giant, radioactive, magical, nearest.

It was never all that hard or difficult to get spring or river water (though the rule "Don't shit where you drink" took until the 19th century to really take hold) for most medieval people, what was hard was ensuring a large enough supply of edible grain.

Source: Medieval Morons
In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the town of Skyloft has a magic island spring that floats just above and supplies the river with an infinite amount of water.

Source: Rock of Limitless Water
Since it is in the mountains, the only way to gain access to the rest of the world is to go around the river's head-spring.

Source: Literature / Saturnin

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