Associations to the word «Riff»

Wiktionary

RIFF, noun. A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
RIFF, noun. A clever or witty remark.
RIFF, noun. A variation on something.
RIFF, noun. A spoof
RIFF, verb. To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
RIFF, acronym. Resource Interchange File Format

Dictionary definition

RIFF, noun. A Berber living in northern Morocco.
RIFF, noun. A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation.
RIFF, verb. Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume".
RIFF, verb. Play riffs.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley