Buff
Meaning of Buff
noun
- a yellowish-beige colour.
a buff envelope
- a stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface.
- a stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing.
- polish (something).
he buffed the glass until it gleamed
- make (an element in a role-playing or video game) more powerful.
there are cards that'll buff your troops
- (of a person or their body) in good physical shape with well-developed muscles.
the driver was a buff blond named March
mid 16th century: probably from French buffle, from Italian bufalo, from late Latin bufalus (see buffalo). The original sense in English was ‘buffalo’, later ‘oxhide’ or ‘colour of oxhide’.
noun- a person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject.
a computer buff
early 20th century: from buff1, originally applied to enthusiastic fire-watchers, because of the buff uniforms formerly worn by New York volunteer firemen.
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Hyphenation of Buff
Buff
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Buff is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Buff synonyms
Meaning fan:
Meaning yellowish brown:
Meaning buffer:
Meaning buffet:
Meaning burnish:
Meaning make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it:
Meaning apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion:
Meaning give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance:
Meaning make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish:
Meaning clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand:
Meaning make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from:
Meaning a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject:
Meaning a person with an obsessive interest in and enthusiasm for a particular activity:
Meaning an enthusiastic devotee of a specified thing or activity:
Meaning a person who has a particular regard for someone or something:
Meaning a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area:
Meaning an expert judge in matters of taste:
Meaning a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime:
Meaning a person with extensive or specialized knowledge about a subject; an expert:
Meaning an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public:
Meaning a connoisseur; a discerning expert:
Meaning a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist:
Meaning a person who is obsessed with a particular activity or interest:
Meaning a person who is excessively interested in or enthusiastic about a specified thing:
Meaning an enthusiast or devotee of a particular thing:
Meaning an obsessive enthusiast:
Meaning salted or smoked meat from the upper part of a pig's leg:
Meaning a person skilled in the Japanese art of ninjutsu:
Meaning an expert or connoisseur:
Meaning an unfashionable or socially inept person:
Meaning a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious:
Meaning plural form of fundus:
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