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Uncommonrifle
The correct spelling is rifle.
How to pronounce rifle
/ˈɹaɪfəl/
nounIPA: /ˈɹaɪfəl/
Say it like: Rif-le
The correct spelling is rifle. A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy. For example: "She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document."
Usage Examples
“She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy.
- 2.(usually plural) A rifleman.
- 3.An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
- 4.A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
verb
- 1.To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)
- 2.To commit robbery or theft.
- 3.To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
- 4.To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
- 5.To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
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