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59 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • rifle n. (Weaponry) A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
  • rifle n. (Military, usually in the plural, dated) A rifleman.
  • rifle n. (Weaponry) An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
  • rifle n. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
  • rifle v. (Intransitive) To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile…
  • rifle v. (Intransitive) To commit robbery or theft.
  • rifle v. (Transitive) To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
  • rifle v. (Transitive) To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
  • rifle v. (Transitive) To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
  • rifle v. (Transitive) To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to…
  • rifle v. (Transitive) To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.
  • rifle v. (Intransitive) To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet).
  • rifle v. (Transitive, obsolete) To dispose of in a raffle.
  • rifle v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To engage in a raffle.
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Catalan
  • Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
    • rifle n. (Firearm) a rifle.
— English words, defined in German —
  • rifle S. Langwaffe, die ein einzelnes Projektil abfeuert und zumeist einen gezogenen Lauf zur Stabilisierung…
  • rifle V. Viele zusammenhängende Sachen (insbesondere Unterlagen) schnell durchsuchen.
  • rifle V. Einem Lauf eines Gewehres Züge und Felder durch Längsrillen hinzufügen, damit das Geschoss auf der Flugbahn…
  • rifle V. Etwas mit hoher Energie schießen oder stoßen.
— English words, defined in Dutch —
  • rifle n. (Militair) buks, geweer, karabijn.
  • rifle n. (Militair) een spiraalgroef in de loop van een geweer.
  • rifle n. (Spreektaal) wapen.
  • rifle w. Overgankelijk, (militair) een spiraalgroef in de loop van een geweer inkepen.
  • rifle w. Overgankelijk, (sport) een bal met grote snelheid gooien of slaan.
  • rifle w. Overgankelijk omwroeten.
  • rifle w. Overgankelijk plunderen.
  • rifle w. Overgankelijk roven.
  • rifle w. Onovergankelijk krachtig zoeken.
— English words, defined in French —
  • rifle n. (Armement) Fusil ; en particulier, fusil doté d’un canon rayé.
  • rifle v. Chercher dans l’intention de voler.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • rifle s. Rifle.
  • rifle s. Fusil.
  • rifle s. Soldado armado con un rifle.
  • rifle s. Pieza de artillería con el cañon acanalado.
  • rifle v. Revolver.
  • rifle v. Rebuscar.
  • rifle v. Registrar.
  • rifle v. Acanalar.
  • rifle v. Estriar.
  • rifle v. Desvalijar.
  • rifle v. Saquear.
— English word, defined in Portuguese —
  • rifle s. Rifle.
— English word, defined in Italian —
  • rifle s. (Arma) fucile.
— In French —
  • rifle n.m. (Anglicisme) (Armement) Fusil.
  • rifle n.m. (Par extension) Tireur à ce fusil.
  • rifle n.f. (Languedoc-Roussillon) (Bourgogne) (Berry) Loto, jeu de…
  • rifle n.f. (Lorraine) (Vosges) Peigne à myrtilles (ou brimbelles).
  • rifle n.f. (Nord de la France) (Agriculture) Pièce de chêne ou de…
  • rifle n. Récipient d’orpaillage à compartiments de forme rectangulaire…
  • rifle n.m. (Désuet) Feu.
  • rifle v. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rifler.
  • rifle v. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rifler.
  • rifle v. Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de rifler.
  • rifle v. Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de rifler.
  • rifle v. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de rifler.
  • riflé v. Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe rifler.
— In Spanish —
  • rifle s. Armas. Arma larga, como el fusil o la carabina, cuya ánima…
— In Portuguese —
  • rifle s. Arma de fogo portátil, de cano longo, maior que 48 cm.
93 English words from 16 English definitions

accuracy add a␣flat and artillery away ballistic barrel bear bear␣away bore bullet carry carry␣off cause commit contents covered dated dispose dispose␣of drawer emery engage firearm fired flat flight for force from goods groove gun improved in␣flight in␣order in␣order␣to intent Intransitive items long make many material Military move move␣in obsolete of␣a off order papers piece pile pillage plunder plural projectile provided quickly raffle range ransack rifle rifled rifleman rob robbery scythes search seize sharpening shoulder similar snatch spin spiral steal strip such such␣as the theft through trajectory Transitive travel used usually Weaponry with wood

43 English words from 43 foreign definitions

Agriculture armado auf Berry Bourgogne cañon con dans das der die een extension Feu fogo forme France fusil grote intention Languedoc Languedoc-Roussillon loop Lorraine Loto masculin met Nord Par passé Première que Registrar Revolver rifle rifler Roussillon Soldado sport und van Viele Vosges

1 foreign word from 16 English definitions

spin␣in

112 foreign words from 43 foreign definitions

abfeuert acanalado Acanalar Anglicisme ánima Arma Arma␣de␣fogo Armas Armement artillería bal brimbelles buks cano carabina chêne Chercher como compartiments cuya damit de␣fogo de␣la Désuet Desvalijar Deuxième Deuxième␣personne doté durch durchsuchen ein Einem einen eines einzelnes Energie en␣particulier Estriar Etwas Felder Flugbahn fucile Geschoss geweer Gewehres gezogenen gooien hinzufügen hoher impératif impératif␣présent indicatif inkepen insbesondere jeu karabijn krachtig larga Lauf longo maior militair mit myrtilles oder omwroeten Onovergankelijk orpaillage Overgankelijk Par␣extension Participe Participe␣passé particulier Peigne Peigne␣à␣myrtilles personne Pièce Pieza plunderen portátil Première␣personne présent Projektil rayé Rebuscar Récipient rectangulaire roven Sachen Saquear schießen schnell singulier slaan snelheid Spreektaal Stabilisierung stoßen subjonctif subjonctif␣présent Tireur Troisième Troisième␣personne Unterlagen verbe voler wapen zoeken Züge zumeist zur zusammenhängende

32 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

rifled rifler rifles riflers riflery rifledom rifleman riflemen rifle␣pit riflebird riflebutt rifle␣fish riflelike rifle␣pits riflebirds riflebutts rifled␣slug rifle␣green riflemaker rifleproof rifle␣range riflescope riflewoman riflewomen rifled␣slugs rifle␣greens riflemakers rifle␣ranges riflescopes rifle␣grenade riflemanship rifle␣grenades

32 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

trifled trifler trifles triflet Arriflex triflers triflest trifleth triflets unrifled air␣rifles serifless Arriflexes autorifles longrifles long␣rifles rook␣rifles trifle␣with Minié␣rifles battle␣rifles plasma␣rifles sniper␣rifles assault␣rifles express␣rifles ventriflexion Kentucky␣rifles automatic␣rifles benchrest␣rifles Tennessee␣rifles recoilless␣rifles Black␣Forest␣trifles Pennsylvania␣rifles

20 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

trifle a␣trifle air␣rifle autorifle longrifle long␣rifle rook␣rifle Minié␣rifle battle␣rifle plasma␣rifle sniper␣rifle assault␣rifle express␣rifle Kentucky␣rifle automatic␣rifle benchrest␣rifle Tennessee␣rifle recoilless␣rifle Black␣Forest␣trifle Pennsylvania␣rifle

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

FLE rif Rif RIF

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

elf ELF fir FIR

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

filer Filer flier Friel lifer

56 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

A-lifer e-filer failer farlie Feiler ferial ferlin ferril Fidler filers filker filler Filler fillér filmer filter Filter filtre firtle Fleuri fliers fliver foiler folier forlie fraile frible Friedl Friels Friley frizel furile ireful Leifer liefer lifers lifter pilfer refile refill refilm reflip relfie relief relife relift rifely Riffel riffle Riffle +6 words

31 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Fiel fier Fier -fier file File filé fire FIRE flie FLIR Frie Iler Irel. LERF lief lier Lier life Life lire refi refl refl. reif Reil rief riel Riel rife rile

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

nifle rille

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

rife rile

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

riffle Riffle


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