riffle

Speech parts

1. riffle - Noun

2. riffle - Verb

3. Riffle - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ripple ruffle cockle wave leaf thumb flip shuffle flick wavelet riff undulate RAPIDS rippling leaf through
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Antonyms

group order still explain adjust classify
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Hypernyms

make move flow wave mix flux

Phrases with the word

riffle sampler riffle shuffle riffle splitter riffle through

Anagrams

Riffel

Examples

the paper flicked Source: Internet

He thumbed through the report Source: Internet

She leafed through the volume Source: Internet

Alexandra invited me to be a part of Riffle as it got underway. Source: Internet

Some religions use a form of bibliomancy : they ask a question, riffle the pages of their holy book, and take as their answer the first passage their eyes light upon. Source: Internet

Riffle shuffling is a method in which the deck is divided into two roughly equal-sized halves that are bent and then released, so that the cards interlace. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Riffey Riffian riffing riffle beetle riffle bug riffle minnow