rif·fle

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• rif|fle — rif|fle1 «RIHF uhl», noun, verb, fled, fling. –n. 1. a shoal or other object in a stream causing a stretch of choppy water. 2. such a stretch of water; rapid. 3. = ripple. (Cf. ↑ripple) 4. the act of shuffling cards by bending the edges sligh …   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

• rif — au·rif·er·ous; au·rif·ic; cal·o·rif·ic; cla·rif·i·cant; do·lo·rif·ic; fer·rif·er·ous; flo·rif·er·ous; flo·rif·er·ous·ness; frig·o·rif·ic; hor·rif·ic; hor·rif·i·cal·ly; kha·rif; mi·rif·ic; phos·pho·rif·er·ous; po·rif·era; po·rif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

• riffle — rif·fle …   English syllables

• riffle — rif|fle [ˈrıfəl] v also riffle through [T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from ripple + ruffle] to move and quickly look at pieces of paper or the pages of a book, magazine etc →↑flip through ▪ He riffled through the papers on his desk …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• riffle — rif|fle [ rıfl ] verb transitive riffle or riffle through to quickly turn over pages or papers: She riffled through the magazine as she sat in the waiting room …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• riffleman — rif·fle·man …   English syllables

• riffle — rif•fle [[t]ˈrɪf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) to flip hastily with the fingers; flutter: to riffle papers[/ex] 2) gam to shuffle (cards) by dividing a deck in two, raising the corners of the cards slightly, and allowing them to fall alternately… …   From formal English to slang

• man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… …   English syllables

• Riffle — Rif fle (r[i^]f f l), n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. {Rifle} a gun.] 1. (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English