noun Download 🔗Share A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy. Examples : "The soldiers carried rifles during their training exercise in the forest. " weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually plural) A rifleman. Examples : "The rifles practiced their marksmanship drills every Tuesday after school. " military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. Examples : "The soldiers cleaned their rifles after the training exercise, ensuring they were ready for the next mission. " military weapon machine 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 rifles to sharpen his scythe before the morning's work. " utensil agriculture 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To commit robbery or theft. Examples : "The corrupt accountant rifles the company's petty cash drawer on a weekly basis, taking small amounts that he hopes no one will notice. " property action law police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder. Examples : "The thieves broke into the school and rifled through the teachers' desks, looking for cash and valuable electronics. " property police action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage. Examples : "The thieves rifles the store of all its valuable jewelry. " property action police military war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. Examples : "The wind rifled through the papers on my desk, scattering them across the room. " property military war action 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 rifles the barrel of the new hunting rifle to improve its accuracy. " technical weapon military machine 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 sniper rifles his shot, ensuring it travels straight and true to the target. " weapon military action technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet). Examples : "The quarterback rifled the football downfield, hitting his receiver perfectly. " military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dispose of in a raffle. Examples : "We decided to rifles the old television set to raise money for the school trip. " entertainment game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage in a raffle. Examples : ""The school plans to rifle off a new bicycle to raise money for the class trip." " entertainment game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading