rifle
A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
Noun 4 meanings
A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
A rifleman.
An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
Verb 4 meanings
To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing).
“Near-synonym: riffle”
To commit robbery or theft.
To search with intent to steal.
To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
Etymology
Originally short for “rifled gun”, referring to the spiral grooves inside the barrel.
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RIFLE at a glance
RIFLE has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + I 1 + F 4 + L 1 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,262 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with rifle
All rhymes- SHUFFLE16
- WAFFLE15
- RAFFLE12
- TRUFFLE13
- STIFLE9
- TRIFLE9
- RESHUFFLE18
- RUFFLE12
- SCUFFLE15
- BAFFLE14
- DUFFLE13
- KERFUFFLE22
One letter away
- RILLE5
- RIFTE8
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