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shuf·fle

shuffle

 
 
pronunciation:
shuh fl
parts of speech:
verb, noun
phrases:
lost in the shuffle
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part of speech: verb
inflections: shuffles, shuffling, shuffled
definition 1: to drag or scrape the feet along the floor while walking.
Holding their lunch trays, the children shuffled to their tables.
definition 2: to mix playing cards to change their order.
I shuffled the cards before dealing.
definition 3: to move or change the position of something in a quick, careless manner.
He shuffled the papers but did no real work.
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part of speech: noun
definition: an act of shuffling.
The dealer gave the cards a shuffle.Grandfather walks with a shuffle.
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phrase: lost in the shuffle
derivation: shuffler (n.)