ruff

Meaning of ruff

noun
  1. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
  2. Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
  3. Senses relating to animals.
  4. A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
  5. An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.
  6. Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.
verb
  1. To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.
  2. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.
  3. To ruffle; to disorder.
  4. Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.
  5. To boast, to brag.
  6. To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger.
noun
  1. Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.
  2. A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.
noun
  1. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
  2. Other species in the same genus.
noun
  1. An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.
  2. A game similar to whist and its predecessor.
verb
  1. To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).
  2. Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.

noun

A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

verb
  1. To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.
  2. Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

interjection

The bark of a dog; arf, woof.

adjective
  1. Not smooth; uneven.
  2. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
    a rough estimate; a rough sketch of a building; a rough plan
  3. Turbulent.
    rough sea
  4. Difficult; trying.
    Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.
  5. Crude; unrefined
    His manners are a bit rough, but he means well.
  6. Violent; not careful or subtle
    This box has been through some rough handling.
  7. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
    a rough tone; a rough voice
  8. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
    a rough diamond
  9. Harsh-tasting.
    rough wine
  10. Somewhat ill; sick
  11. Unwell due to alcohol; hungover

Information about ruff

  • The plural form of ruff is: ruffs.
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Hyphenation of ruff

ruff

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • ruff is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

ruff synonyms

Meaning frill:

frill

Meaning choker:

choker, ruffle

Meaning trumping:

trumping

Meaning trump:

trump

Meaning :

roughy, pope

ruff antonyms

Meaning :

smooth

Words that rhyme with ruff

Ruff, scruff, Woodruff, antidandruff, dandruff, woodruff, videruff, gruff, ungruff, shruff, overruff, crossruff, truff

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