All shuffle synonyms
shufΒ·fle
S s verb shuffle
- drag β drag and drop
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- waddle β to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- hobble β to walk lamely; limp.
- idled β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- go against β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- fudge β a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
- hook up β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- gimp β a limp.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- inching β a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- disorienting β to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- beg the question β If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- exchange β Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- bottom out β If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- jellied β containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- horse trading β the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- give and take β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gimped β a limp.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- mince words β speak tentatively, tactfully
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- footed β having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
- gimping β a limp.
- faulting β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- fidget β to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- locomote β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- lumber β timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- deal in β to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- juggle β to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
noun shuffle
- castling β the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- deceptiveness β apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- jobbery β the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.
- curveball β a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
- litter β objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- breach of trust β a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
- corruption β Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- jumble β to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- demarche β move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs