riffle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: riffle	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for riffle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
riffle n a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet] shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners v twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: flick, ruffle, riffle] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" Synonym(s): flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff stir up (water) so as to form ripples Synonym(s): ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Riffle \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Riffle \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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Riffle, WV Zip code(s): 26619