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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shuffle |
| Synonyms: | break the deck, change, change the order, confuse, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, intermix, jumble, mess up*, scramble, shift |
| Notes: | a riffle (noun) is a small wave on the surface of a liquid - (verb) to thumb through or look through a book or other written material; a rifle (noun) is a firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore - (verb) to steal goods or search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub hard |
| Synonyms: | abrade, chafe, corrode, erode, excoriate, fray, gall, riffle, ripple, wear away, wear threadbare |
| Main Entry: | leaf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flip through |
| Synonyms: | browse, dip into, glance, riff, riffle, run through, scan, skim, thumb |
| Notes: | a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides |
| Main Entry: | scan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look over, scrutinize lightly |
| Synonyms: | browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once-over, glance at, glance over, have a look-see, inquire, investigate, leaf through, look, look through, look up and down, overlook, regard, riff, riffle, rumble, run over, run through, scour, search, size up, skim, study, survey, sweep, take a gander, take stock of, thumb through |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look through cursorily |
| Synonyms: | browse, brush over, dip, examine, flip through, get the cream, give the once-over, glance, glance over, go once over lightly, hit the high spots, leaf through, read, read swiftly, riff, riffle, run eye over, scan, skip, thumb through, turn the pages |
| Notes: | peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily |
| Antonyms: | pour |
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