Ruff in English dictionary

  • ruff

    Meanings and definitions of "Ruff"

    • A male of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the female is a reeve.
    • Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Acerina, similar to perch.
    • A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted neckware in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
    • A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours.
    • (card games)To play a trump card to a trick, other than when trumps were led
    • The bark of a dog; woof.
    • adjective
      (colloquial)
      Alternative spelling of [i]rough[/i]
    • interjection
      The bark of a dog; woof.
    • noun
      A gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia, Philomachus pugnax.
    • noun
      Alternative spelling of [i]ruffe[/i] a small freshwater fish; a pope.
    • noun
      A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
    • noun
      Anything formed with plaits or flutings, like the frill.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.
    • noun
      (military)
      A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.
    • noun
      (engineering)
      A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
    • noun
      A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird.
    • noun
      A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.
    • verb
      (card games)
      To play a trump card to a trick, other than when trumps were led
    • verb
      To ruffle; to disorder.
    • verb
      (military)
      To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
    • verb
      (hawking)
      To hit (the prey) without fixing it.
    • a bird
    • collar
    • noun
      an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
    • noun
      a high tight collar
    • noun
      (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
    • noun
      common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
    • verb
      play a trump

    Synonyms of "Ruff" in English dictionary

    Philomachus pugnax, sandpiper, collar are the top synonyms of "Ruff" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Ruff

    • ruff ( third-person singular simple present ruffs, present participle ruffing, simple past and past participle ruffed)
    • ruff ( plural  ruffs)
    • ruff (comparative ruffer, superlative ruffest)
    • ruff (plural ruffs)
    • ruff (third-person singular simple present ruffs, present participle ruffing, simple past and past participle ruffed)
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