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RIFF

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("riff" is a kind of...):

ostinato (a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition)

Derivation:

riff (play riffs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Berber living in northern Morocco

Synonyms:

Riff; Riffian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Riff" is a kind of...):

Berber (a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Play riffs

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "riff" is one way to...):

play; spiel (replay (as a melody))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

riff (a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Look through a book or other written material

Example:

She leafed through the volume

Synonyms:

flick; flip; leaf; riff; riffle; thumb

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "riff" is one way to...):

peruse (examine or consider with attention and in detail)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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