All English words - page 3214

Meanings of Riffles:

verb

Turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually.

Usage examples:

He riffled through the pages

noun

An act or sound of riffling through something.

Usage examples:

Just a riffle through the books

Meanings of Riffling:

verb

Turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually.

Usage examples:

He riffled through the pages

noun

An act or sound of riffling through something.

Usage examples:

Just a riffle through the books

Meanings of Riffraff:

noun

Disreputable or undesirable people.

Usage examples:

I saw the sort of riff-raff that had been invited

Meanings of Riffs:

noun

A short repeated phrase in popular music and jazz, typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song.

Usage examples:

A brilliant guitar riff

verb

Play riffs.

Usage examples:

The other horns would be riffing behind him

Meanings of Rifledom:

noun

The practice or art of using a rifle; the world of rifles.

Meanings of Rifleman:

noun

A soldier armed with a rifle, especially a private in a rifle regiment.

Usage examples:

Opinions began to alter during the wars of the mid-18th century and military riflemen appeared in m…

Meanings of Riflemen:

noun

A soldier armed with a rifle, especially a private in a rifle regiment.

Usage examples:

Opinions began to alter during the wars of the mid-18th century and military riflemen appeared in m…

Meanings of Rifler:

noun

A robber, a plunderer, a looter.

Meanings of Riflery:

noun

Shots fired from rifles; rifle fire.

Meanings of Rifles:

noun

A gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

A hunting rifle

verb

Make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel

Meanings of Riflescope:

noun

A telescopic sight on a rifle.

Usage examples:

Bushnell offers an extensive line of binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes, rangefinders, telesc…

Meanings of Rifling:

noun

The arrangement of spiral grooves on the inside of a rifle barrel.

Usage examples:

He could clearly see the rifling of the bore

verb

Make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel

Meanings of Rift:

noun

A crack, split, or break in something.

Usage examples:

The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds

verb

Break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.

Usage examples:

The indian landmass rifted from madagascar about 90 million years ago

Meanings of Riftless:

adjective

Without a rift or rifts; unbroken.

Meanings of Rigadoon:

noun

A lively dance for couples, in duple or quadruple time, of provençal origin.

Meanings of Rigadoons:

noun

A lively dance for couples, in duple or quadruple time, of provençal origin.

Meanings of Rigamarole:

noun

Rigmarole

Meanings of Rigatoni:

noun

Pasta in the form of short hollow fluted tubes.

Usage examples:

The pasta dishes included rigatoni, fettuccine with meatballs as well as seafood and chicken versio…

Meanings of Rigbane:

noun

The backbone; the spine. in early use also: †a vertebra (obsolete).

Meanings of Riggal:

noun

Rig. frequently attributive. compare ridgel , riggot , riggon .

Meanings of Rigged-out:

phrasal verb

To put a particular type of clothing on someone

Usage examples:

We rigged ourselves out in tracksuits and running shoes for the race., i want to get myself a new r…

Meanings of Riggers:

noun

A ship rigged in a particular way.

Usage examples:

A square-rigger

Meanings of Rigging:

noun

The system of ropes or chains employed to support a ship's masts ( standing rigging ) and to control or set the yards and sails ( running rigging ).

Usage examples:

I'm listening to the wind in the rigging

verb

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging.

Usage examples:

The catamaran will be rigged as a ketch

Meanings of Riggot:

noun

A channel or drain made in the surface of the ground; a gutter, a rain-spout.

Meanings of Right:

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

verb

Restore to a normal or upright position.

Usage examples:

We righted the capsized dinghy

exclamation

Favouring conservative or reactionary views.

Usage examples:

Are you politically right, left, or centre?

Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth