riff | (noun) a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation | - |
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(verb) play riffs | - |
(verb) look through a book or other written material | Synonyms: flick, flip, leaf, riffle, thumb |
riffle | (noun) shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners | - |
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(noun) a small wave on the surface of a liquid | Synonyms: ripple, rippling, wavelet |
(verb) shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix | - |
(verb) twitch or flutter | Synonyms: flick, ruffle |
(verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples | Synonyms: cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate |
(verb) look through a book or other written material | Synonyms: flick, flip, leaf, riff, thumb |
riffraff | (noun) disparaging terms for the common people | Synonyms: rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail |
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