About The Word Riffle
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Riffle
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What's The Definition Of Riffle?
[n] shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
[n] a small wave on the surface of a liquid [v] shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix [v] twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [v] stir up (water) so as to form ripples [v] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" Synonyms | Synonyms for Riffle: cockle | flick | flick | flip | leaf | riff | ripple | ripple | rippling | ruffle | thumb | undulate | wavelet Related Terms | Find terms related to Riffle: See Also | displace | flow | flux | fold | fold up | make | mix | move | moving ridge | peruse | ruffle | shuffle | shuffle | shuffling | turn up | wave Riffle In Webster's Dictionary \Rif"fle\, n. [Cf. {Riffle} a trough.]
A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where
the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U. S.]
The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock and
are on the riffle or just below it. --James A.
Henshall.
\Rif"fle\, n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. {Rifle} a gun.] (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 washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple. |
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