English-Thai Dictionary

riff

N ท่อน ซ้ำ ใน เพลงแจ๊ส  tan-sam-nai-plang-jas

 

riff-raff

N คนชั้นต่ำ  พวก ขอทาน  rabble dregs kon-chan-tam

 

riffle

N ปืนยาว  ปืน ไรเฟิล  puan-yao

 

riffle through

PHRV สับไพ่  sab-pai

 

riffraff

N คนชั้นต่ำ  ของเหลือ  ของเสีย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RIFFRAFF

n.Sweepings; refuse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RIFFLE

Rif "fle, n. Etym: [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun. ] (Mining )

 

Defn: 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.

 

RIFFLER

Rif "fler, n. Etym: [See Riffle. ]

 

Defn: A curved file used in carving wool and marble.

 

RIFFRAFF

Riff "raff `, n. Etym: [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF. rif et raf. CF. Raff, and 1st Rifle. ]

 

Defn: Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society. Beau & Fl.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

riff

riff |rif rɪf | ▶noun (in popular music and jazz ) a short repeated phrase, frequently played over changing chords or harmonies or used as a background to a solo improvisation: a brilliant guitar riff. • a monologue or spoken improvisation, esp. a humorous one, on a particular subject: subsequent riffs on the same themes fail to amuse. ▶verb [ no obj. ] play musical riffs: the other horns would be riffing behind him. • perform a monologue or spoken improvisation on a particular subject: he also riffs on racism and the economy. ORIGIN 1930s: perhaps an abbreviation of refrain 2 .

 

riffage

riffage |ˈrɪfɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal guitar riffs, especially in rock music.

 

riffle

rif fle |ˈrifəl ˈrɪfəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] turn over something, esp. the pages of a book, quickly and casually: he riffled through the pages | [ with obj. ] : she opened a book with her thumbnail and riffled the pages. • (riffle through ) search quickly through (something ), esp. so as to cause disorder: she riffled through her leather handbag. • [ with obj. ] disturb the surface of; ruffle: there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair. • [ with obj. ] shuffle (playing cards ) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a quick or casual leaf or search through something. • the rustle of paper being leafed through in such a way. • a shuffle performed by riffling playing cards. 2 a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river with rough water. • a patch of waves or ripples. ORIGIN late 18th cent. ( sense 2 of the noun ): perhaps from a variant of the verb ruffle, influenced by ripple .

 

riffler

rif fler |ˈriflər ˈrɪflər | ▶noun a narrow elongated tool with a curved file surface at each end, used in filing concave surfaces. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French rifloir, from Old French rifler ‘to scrape. ’

 

riffraff

riff raff |ˈrifˌraf ˈrɪfræf | ▶noun disreputable or undesirable people: I don't think they talk to riffraff off the street. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as riff and raff ): from Old French rif et raf ‘one and all, every bit, ’ of Germanic origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

riff

riff |rɪf | ▶noun a short repeated phrase in popular music and jazz, frequently played over changing chords or harmonies or used as a background to a solo improvisation: a brilliant guitar riff. • a monologue or spoken improvisation, especially a humorous one, on a particular subject: extended riffs on the pitfalls of contemporary romance. ▶verb [ no obj. ] play riffs: the other horns would be riffing behind him. • perform a monologue or spoken improvisation on a particular subject: he also riffs on racism and the economy. ORIGIN 1930s: perhaps an abbreviation of refrain 2 .

 

riffage

riffage |ˈrɪfɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal guitar riffs, especially in rock music.

 

riffle

rif ¦fle |ˈrɪf (ə )l | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually: he riffled through the pages | [ with obj. ] : she opened a book and riffled the pages. • (riffle through ) search quickly through (something ): she riffled through her leather handbag. • [ with obj. ] disturb the surface of; ruffle: there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair. 2 [ with obj. ] shuffle (playing cards ) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] an act or sound of riffling through something. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river where the water flows brokenly. • a patch of waves or ripples. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun ): perhaps from a variant of the verb ruffle, influenced by ripple .

 

riffler

rif |fler |ˈrɪflə | ▶noun a narrow elongated tool with a curved file surface at each end, used in filing concave surfaces. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French rifloir, from Old French rifler ‘to scrape ’.

 

riff-raff

riff-raff |ˈrɪfraf | ▶noun [ mass noun ] disreputable or undesirable people. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as riff and raff ): from Old French rif et raf ‘one and all, every bit ’, of Germanic origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

riffraff

riffraff noun this government considers its citizens riffraff and is quick to silence the mere whispers of dissent: rabble, scum, good-for-nothings, undesirables, lowlifes, hoi polloi, the lowest of the low; informal peasants. ANTONYMS elite.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

riff-raff

riff-raff noun informal she said that she thought my friends were riff-raff: rabble, scum, refuse, garbage, rubbish, trash, vermin, the lowest of the low, in the underclass, the dregs of society, good-for-nothings, undesirables; informal peasants; Brit. informal as common as muck. ANTONYMS elite, high-class.

 

Duden Dictionary

Riff

Riff Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , der oder das |R i ff |der oder das Riff; Genitiv: des Riffs, Plural: die Riffs englisch riff, vielleicht gekürzt aus: refrain = Refrain (in Jazz, Pop 2 und Rock 1 ) sich ständig wiederholende, rhythmisch prägnante, dabei melodisch nur wenig abgewandelte Phrase

 

Riff

Riff Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ff |das Riff; Genitiv: des Riff [e ]s, Plural: die Riffe und Riffs aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch rif, ref, aus dem Altnordischen, eigentlich = Rippe lang gestreckte Sandbank, Reihe von Klippen im Meer vor der Küste ein gefährliches Riff | der Küste sind Riffe vorgelagert | das Boot kenterte an einem Riff , lief auf ein Riff auf

 

Riffel

Rif fel Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ffel |1 meist im Plural zu Riffel 2a ; nach der Ähnlichkeit mit den Zinken eines Rechens rillenförmige Vertiefung bzw. rippenförmige Erhöhung in einer Reihe gleichartiger Vertiefungen und Erhöhungen die Riffeln einer Säule 2 a Riffelkamm spätmittelhochdeutsch rif (f )el, althochdeutsch rif (f )ila = Säge; Rechen b Riffelmaschine spätmittelhochdeutsch rif (f )el, althochdeutsch rif (f )ila = Säge; Rechen

 

Riffelbeere

Rif fel bee re Substantiv, feminin landschaftlich , die |R i ffelbeere |die Beeren werden durch Riffeln 3 geerntet 1 Heidelbeere 2 Preiselbeere

 

Riffelglas

Rif fel glas Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ffelglas |Plural Riffelgläser

 

Riffelkamm

Rif fel kamm Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ffelkamm |eisernes, kammähnliches Gerät zum Riffeln 2 des Flachses

 

Riffelmaschine

Rif fel ma schi ne Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ffelmaschine |Maschine zum Riffeln 2 des Flachses

 

riffeln

rif feln schwaches Verb |r i ffeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 mit Riffeln 1 versehen ein Verfahren, um Glas zu riffeln | meist im 2. Partizip geriffeltes Glas, Blech | eine geriffelte Säule 2 mit einem kammartigen Gerät durch Abstreifen von den Samenkapseln, von Blättern o. Ä. befreien mittelhochdeutsch rif (f )eln, althochdeutsch rif (f )ilōn = sägen Flachs, Flachsstängel riffeln 3 landschaftlich Heidel-, Preiselbeeren mit einem kammartigen Gerät von den Sträuchern abstreifen

 

Riffelung

Rif fe lung Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ffelung |1 a ohne Plural das Riffeln 1 die maschinelle Riffelung von Blech b Gesamtheit von Riffeln 1 auf der Oberfläche von etwas die Schalen dieser Tiere weisen eine zarte Riffelung auf 2 das Riffeln 2 die Riffelung des Flachses

 

Spanish Dictionary

riff

riff nombre masculino mús Frase musical breve, melodiosa, rítmica y relajada que se repite sobre melodías cambiantes, especialmente en el jazz .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

riff

riff /rɪf /名詞 複 ～s C (ジャズなどの )リフ, 反復メロディ ▸ a guitar riff ギターの繰り返し演奏部分 動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (…を )リフを [で ]演奏する .

 

riffle

rif fle /rɪ́f (ə )l /動詞 他動詞 自動詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠(〈ページ 本 雑誌など 〉を )ぱらぱらめくる (through ).2 (…に )(さざ )波を立てる [が立つ ].名詞 C ｟米 ｠さざ波 .

 

riff(-)raff

r í ff (-)r à ff 名詞 U ｟けなして ｠下層民, 社会の落ちこぼれ, 人間の 「くず 」.