riff

English Thesaurus

1. a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	ostinato,
definition	:	a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition (noun.communication)

2. a Berber living in northern Morocco (noun.person)

hypernym	:	berber,
definition	:	a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa (noun.person)

3. play riffs (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	play, spiel,
definition	:	replay (as a melody) (verb.creation)

4. look through a book or other written material (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	peruse,
definition	:	examine or consider with attention and in detail (verb.perception)

5. a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	riff,
definition	:	play riffs (verb.creation)

6. play riffs (verb.creation)

derivation	:	riff,
definition	:	a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation (noun.communication)

7. look through a book or other written material (verb.perception)

derivation	:	folio, leaf,
definition	:	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication)

8. a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	riff,
definition	:	play riffs (verb.creation)

9. play riffs (verb.creation)

derivation	:	riff,
definition	:	a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation (noun.communication)

10. look through a book or other written material (verb.perception)

derivation	:	folio, leaf,
definition	:	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication)