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Noun: reshuffle  ree'shúful
  1. A redistribution of something
    "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers"
     
  2. Shuffling again
    "the gambler demanded a reshuffle"
    - reshuffling
Verb: reshuffle  ree'shúful
  1. Shuffle again
    "So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards"
     
  2. Reorganize and assign posts to different people
    "The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet"

Derived forms: reshuffled, reshuffles, reshuffling

Type of: make, mix, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, rearrange, rejig [Brit, Cdn], rejigger [N. Amer], ruffle, shuffle, shuffling

Encyclopedia: Reshuffle