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buff
(b/@/f )

adjective (a)

  • Made of buff leather.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Firm; sturdy.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an ardent follower and admirer(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    devotee, fan, lover
    source: wordnet30
  • a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen(noun.substance)
    source: wordnet30
  • bare skin; naked(noun.body)
    Example:
    Swimming in the buff.
    source: wordnet30
  • a medium to dark tan color(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown
    source: wordnet30
  • an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    buffer
    source: wordnet30
  • A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • strike, beat repeatedly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The wind buffeted him.
    Synonym:
    buffet
    source: wordnet30
  • polish and make shiny(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Buff the wooden floors.
    Buff my shoes.
    Synonym:
    burnish, furbish
    source: wordnet30
  • To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To strike.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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