River vs. Outlet: What's the Difference?

Abbr. R. A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries.

A passage for escape or exit; a vent.

A stream or abundant flow

A means of release or gratification, as for energies, drives, or desires

The fifth and last of the community cards in various poker games, especially Texas hold'em.

A stream that flows out of a lake or pond.

To win a hand in poker by beating (someone) on the basis of the last community card that is turned up.

The point where a stream flows out of a lake or pond.

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

The mouth of a river where it flows into a larger body of water.

Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.

The point of intersection of a driveway and a road, especially in a rural area.

(poker) The last card dealt in a hand.

A commercial market for goods or services.

(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

A store that sells the goods of a particular manufacturer or wholesaler.

One who rives or splits.

A receptacle, especially one mounted in a wall, that is connected to a power supply and equipped with a socket for a plug.

(poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

One who rives or splits.

Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.

A river that runs out of a lake.

Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.

A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.

A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek);

The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.

To let out; to emit.

A place of business for retailing goods

Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

An opening that permits escape or release;

Activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;