See riverbed on Wiktionary
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100
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "axacaq"
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"code": "be",
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"lang_code": "be",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "рэ́чышча"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "koríto",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кори́то"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
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"word": "buc"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
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"word": "llit"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "héchuáng",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "河床"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "hécáo",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "河槽"
},
{
"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
"lang_code": "cv",
"roman": "śul",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ҫул"
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"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
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"roman": "juhlăh",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "юхлӑх"
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"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
"lang_code": "cv",
"roman": "varak",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "варак"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "řečiště"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rivierbedding"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "rivierbed"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "uoma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "joenuoma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lit de rivière"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "madre"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "baltrón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "andurbio"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Flussbett"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "folyómeder"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "alveo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "letto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "greto"
},
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"alt": "かしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kashō",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "河床"
},
{
"alt": "かわぞこ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kawazoko",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "川底"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "arna",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "арна"
},
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"code": "koi",
"lang": "Komi-Permyak",
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"roman": "ör",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ӧр"
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"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
"lang_code": "kpv",
"roman": "kyras",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "кырас"
},
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"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
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"roman": "kovtys",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ковтыс"
},
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"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
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"roman": "ju vorga",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ю ворга"
},
{
"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
"lang_code": "kpv",
"roman": "śortas",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "сёртас"
},
{
"alt": "河床",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "hasang",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "하상"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "korito",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "корито"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"lang_code": "mnc",
"roman": "golo",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ᡤᠣᠯᠣ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "whaiawa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "kūkūpango"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "whakatakere"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "takere"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"lang_code": "mhr",
"roman": "vüdkorno",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "вӱдкорно"
},
{
"code": "mrj",
"lang": "Western Mari",
"lang_code": "mrj",
"roman": "vÿd korny",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "вӹд корны"
},
{
"code": "nci",
"lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
"lang_code": "nci",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ānāntli"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mair"
},
{
"code": "zle-ort",
"lang": "Old Ruthenian",
"lang_code": "zle-ort",
"roman": "rěčišče",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "рѣчище"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koryto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leito"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "albie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "rúslo",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ру́сло"
},
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"code": "sjd",
"lang": "Kildin-Sami",
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"roman": "vāvv’l",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ва̄ввьл"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ко̀рито"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"Latin",
"neuter"
],
"word": "kòrito"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koryto"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koríto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "cauce"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "lecho"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "flodbädd"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"lang_code": "tt",
"roman": "üzän",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "үзән"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"lang_code": "tt",
"roman": "yılğa yulı",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "елга юлы"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "mecra"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "yatak"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "akak"
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"code": "udm",
"lang": "Udmurt",
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"roman": "ör",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ӧр"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rusló",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "русло́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "ríčyšče",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "рі́чище"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "korýto",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кори́то"
}
],
"word": "riverbed"
}
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