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Riffs

A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.

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📖 Definitions of "Riffs"

noun

1
A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
"Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!"
2
A clever or witty remark.
3
A variation on something.
4
A spoof.

verb

1
To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
2
To riffle.

noun

1
The belly; the bowels.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Riffs"

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flicknoun	A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
flipnoun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
thumbnoun	The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
rifflenoun	A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
riffiannoun	A member of a Berber ethnic group who inhabit the Rif in northern Morocco.
leafnoun	The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
melodiesnoun	A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
backbeatnoun	(music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
vocalsnoun	(music) The words of a song together with other sounds sung by a vocalist.
synthsnoun	(slang) A musical synthesizer.
guitarsnoun	the 19th record album written and performed by British musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1999.
harmoniesnoun	Agreement or accord.
chordsnoun	(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
chorusesnoun	A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
handclapsnoun	A single clap of the hands.
synthesizersnoun	(music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
falsettosnoun	a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn.
lyricnoun	(usually in the plural) The words of a song or other vocal music.
ride cymbalnoun	(music) A type of cymbal, the function of which is to maintain a steady rhythmic pattern.
syncopationnoun	(music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.