a breeze ruffled the surface of the lake

  • 1ruf|fle — ruf|fle1 «RUHF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to make rgh or uneven; destroy the smoothness of; wrinkle; rumple: »A breeze ruffled the lake. He ruffled up his gray moustache with thumb and forefinger (Booth Tarkington). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 2Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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