It is like forever shuffling and reshuffling a pack of cards (Maclean's).
The Premier, who delights in political intricacy, has appointed or reshuffled no fewer than 104 Cabinet ministers (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shuf|fle|board — «SHUHF uhl BRD, BOHRD», noun. 1. a) a game in which players use long wooden sticks to push large wooden or iron disks so that they slide along a flat surface into various numbered spaces. Shuffleboard is often played on the deck of a ship. b) the … Useful english dictionary
re|shuf´fle|ment — re|shuf|fle «ree SHUHF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to shuffle again: »It is like forever shuffling and reshuffling a pack of cards (Maclean s). 2. Figurative. to arrange in a new or different way; reorganize completely: »The Premier,… … Useful english dictionary
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shuf·fle·board — /ˈʃʌfəlˌboɚd/ noun [noncount] : a game in which players use a long stick with a curved piece at one end to slide discs into scoring areas that are marked on the ground … Useful english dictionary
shuf — shuf·fler; shuf·fle; shuf·fling·ly; … English syllables
re·shuf·fle — … Useful english dictionary
fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… … English syllables
Shuffleboard — Shuf|fle|board auch: Shuff|le|board 〈[ʃʌ̣flbɔ:d] n. 15; unz.〉 Spiel, bei dem Scheiben mit Holzstöcken in das dem Start gegenüberliegende Ziel geschoben werden müssen [<engl. shuffle „schlurfen, scharren“ + board „Brett“] * * * Shuf|f|le|board… … Universal-Lexikon
Shuffle — Shuf|fle [ ʃafl̩ ], der; [engl. shuffle, zu: to shuffle = schlurfen, schleifen lassen]: afroamerikanischer Tanz, der durch weit ausholende, schlurfende Bewegungen der Beine gekennzeichnet ist. * * * Shuffle [ʃʌfl; englisch, zu to shuffle… … Universal-Lexikon
shuffle — shuf|fle1 [ ʃʌfl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to walk slowly and noisily without lifting your feet a ) intransitive or transitive to keep moving your feet because you are nervous, embarrassed, or bored 2. ) transitive to change the order of papers… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
