noun Download 🔗Share A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy. Examples : "The hunter carefully aimed the rifle at the deer. " weapon military technology machine item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually plural) A rifleman. Examples : "The rifle team practiced their marksmanship every afternoon. " military weapon person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. Examples : "The history teacher showed the class a picture of a vintage rifle, an artillery piece used in the American Civil War. " weapon military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes. Examples : "The farmer used the rifle to sharpen his scythe blades. " agriculture utensil machine item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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) Examples : "She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document." action item process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To commit robbery or theft. Examples : "The gang leader was arrested for rifling the school's treasury. " property police law essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder. Examples : "The thieves rifled the classroom, stealing all the valuable electronics. " property police action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage. Examples : "The thieves rifled the store's display cases, stealing expensive jewelry. " property action police military war essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. Examples : "The student tried to rifle the teacher's desk, hoping to find the answers to the quiz. " military weapon war action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy. Examples : "The gunsmith carefully riffled the barrel of the hunting rifle to improve its accuracy. " weapon military technical machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory. Examples : "The marksman skillfully riffled the bullet, ensuring it traveled in a straight line to the target. " weapon military technology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet). Examples : "The baseball flew through the air, and the player's bat, in a swift motion, riffled the ball towards home plate. " weapon military technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dispose of in a raffle. Examples : "The club members rifled the prize donations for their annual fundraiser. " business entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage in a raffle. Examples : "My sister is going to rifle the tickets for the school fundraiser raffle. " entertainment game bet essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading