| bailiff | (noun) an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
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| biff | (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist | Synonyms: clout, lick, poke, punch, slug |
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| blastoff | (noun) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | Synonyms: shot |
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| bluff | (noun) the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards | Synonyms: four flush |
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| (noun) pretense that your position is stronger than it really is | - |
| (noun) a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) | - |
| breadstuff | (noun) food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked | Synonyms: bread, staff of life |
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| (noun) flour or meal or grain used in baking bread | - |
| buff | (noun) an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) | Synonyms: buffer |
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| (noun) a medium to dark tan color | Synonyms: caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown |
| (noun) bare skin | - |
| (noun) an ardent follower and admirer | Synonyms: devotee, fan, lover |
| (noun) a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen | - |
| caff | (noun) informal British term for a cafe | - |
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| caitiff | (noun) a cowardly and despicable person | - |
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| chaff | (noun) foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure | - |
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| (noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | Synonyms: husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble |
| cliff | (noun) a steep high face of rock | Synonyms: drop-off, drop |
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| cuff | (noun) the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg | Synonyms: turnup |
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| (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: handcuff, handlock, manacle |
| cutoff | (noun) a route shorter than the usual one | Synonyms: crosscut, shortcut |
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| (noun) a device that terminates the flow in a pipe | - |
| (noun) a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated | - |
| dandruff | (noun) loose scales shed from the scalp | - |
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| (noun) a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp | - |
| distaff | (noun) the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning | - |
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| (noun) the sphere of work by women | - |
| draff | (noun) the residue of malt and grain which remains in the mash-kettle after the mashing and lautering process. | Synonyms: brewer's grain, spent grain |
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| duff | (noun) a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron | Synonyms: plum duff |
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| dyestuff | (noun) a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair | Synonyms: dye |
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| earcuff | (noun) a non-pierced earring of varying size (i.e. small wrap or hook big enough to hang over the whole ear and dangle) worn on the rim of the ear. | Synonyms: ear cuff, ear hook earring, ear wrap |
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| earmuff | (noun) either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather | - |
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| falloff | (noun) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, slack, slump |
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| feoff | (noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system | Synonyms: fief |
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| flagstaff | (noun) a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | Synonyms: flagpole |
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| fluff | (noun) a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) | - |
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| (noun) something of little value or significance | Synonyms: bagatelle, frippery, frivolity |
| (noun) any light downy material | - |
| foodstuff | (noun) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer | Synonyms: grocery |
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| (noun) a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | Synonyms: food product |
| gaff | (noun) an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish | - |
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| (noun) a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail | - |
| (noun) a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock | - |
| goniff | (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | Synonyms: ganef, ganof, gonif |
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| guff | (noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | Synonyms: buncombe, bunk, bunkum, hogwash, rot |
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| handcuff | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handlock, manacle |
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| handoff | (noun) (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate | - |
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| huff | (noun) a state of irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: miff, seeing red |
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| kickoff | (noun) (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score | - |
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| (noun) a start given to contestants | Synonyms: send-off, start-off |
| (noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin | Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time |
| knockoff | (noun) an unauthorized copy or imitation | Synonyms: clone |
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| layoff | (noun) the act of laying off an employee or a work force | - |
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| liftoff | (noun) the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad | - |
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| luff | (noun) the act of sailing close to the wind | - |
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| (noun) (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast | - |
| mastiff | (noun) an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog | - |
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| midriff | (noun) (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration | Synonyms: diaphragm |
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| (noun) the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | Synonyms: middle, midsection |
| miff | (noun) a state of irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: huff, seeing red |
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| muff | (noun) (sports) dropping the ball | Synonyms: fumble |
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| (noun) a warm tubular covering for the hands | - |
| niff | (noun) an unpleasant smell | Synonyms: pong |
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| payoff | (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | Synonyms: reward, wages |
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| (noun) the final payment of a debt | Synonyms: final payment |
| (noun) payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment | Synonyms: bribe |
| (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | Synonyms: issue, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield |
| pikestaff | (noun) the staff of a pike | - |
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| pilaff | (noun) rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes | Synonyms: pilaf, pilau, pilaw |
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| plaintiff | (noun) a person who brings an action in a court of law | Synonyms: complainant |
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| playoff | (noun) any final competition to determine a championship | - |
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| pontiff | (noun) the head of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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| powderpuff | (noun) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin | Synonyms: puff |
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| puff | (noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | Synonyms: drag, pull |
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| (noun) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth | Synonyms: blow |
| (noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | Synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt |
| (noun) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin | Synonyms: powderpuff |
| (noun) thick cushion used as a seat | Synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe |
| (noun) exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) | - |
| (noun) a light inflated pastry or puff shell | - |
| (noun) a short light gust of air | Synonyms: puff of air, whiff |
| putoff | (noun) a pretext for delay or inaction | - |
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| quaff | (noun) a hearty draft | - |
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| quarterstaff | (noun) a long stout staff used as a weapon | - |
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| quiff | (noun) a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) | - |
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| rebuff | (noun) a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) | Synonyms: slight |
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| (noun) an instance of driving away or warding off | Synonyms: repulse, snub |
| riff | (noun) a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation | - |
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| riffraff | (noun) disparaging terms for the common people | Synonyms: rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail |
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| ruff | (noun) (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | Synonyms: trumping |
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| (noun) common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season | Synonyms: Philomachus pugnax |
| (noun) a high tight collar | Synonyms: choker, neck ruff, ruffle |
| (noun) an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal | Synonyms: frill |
| runoff | (noun) a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner | - |
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| (noun) the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity | Synonyms: overflow, overspill |
| sclaff | (noun) a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball | - |
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| scoff | (noun) showing your contempt by derision | Synonyms: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoffing |
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| scruff | (noun) the back side of the neck | Synonyms: nape, nucha |
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| scuff | (noun) the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) | - |
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| (noun) a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | Synonyms: mule |
| selloff | (noun) a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade | - |
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| setoff | (noun) structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly | Synonyms: offset, set-back |
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| shandygaff | (noun) a drink made of beer and lemonade | Synonyms: shandy |
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| sheriff | (noun) the principal law-enforcement officer in a county | - |
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| skiff | (noun) any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor | - |
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| sniff | (noun) sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | Synonyms: snuff |
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| snuff | (noun) sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | Synonyms: sniff |
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| (noun) finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose | - |
| (noun) a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time | - |
| (noun) the charred portion of a candlewick | - |
| spiff | (noun) attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner | - |
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| spliff | (noun) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | Synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick |
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| staff | (noun) a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose | - |
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| (noun) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | Synonyms: stave |
| (noun) a rod carried as a symbol | - |
| (noun) the body of teachers and administrators at a school | Synonyms: faculty |
| (noun) personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task | - |
| (noun) building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration | - |
| standoff | (noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | Synonyms: repulsion |
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| (noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | Synonyms: draw, tie |
| stiff | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains |
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| (noun) an ordinary man | - |
| stuff | (noun) miscellaneous unspecified objects | - |
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| (noun) unspecified qualities required to do or be something | - |
| (noun) a critically important or characteristic component | - |
| (noun) senseless talk | Synonyms: hooey, poppycock, stuff and nonsense |
| (noun) information in some unspecified form | - |
| (noun) informal terms for personal possessions | Synonyms: clobber |
| (noun) the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Synonyms: material |
| takeoff | (noun) a departure; especially of airplanes | - |
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| (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry | Synonyms: mockery, parody |
| (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, travesty |
| (noun) the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne | - |
| tariff | (noun) a government tax on imports or exports | Synonyms: duty |
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| teeoff | (noun) the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole | - |
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| teff | (noun) an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay | Synonyms: Eragrostic abyssinica, Eragrostis tef, teff grass |
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| tiff | (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble |
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| tipstaff | (noun) staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable | - |
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| toff | (noun) informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person | Synonyms: nob |
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| tradeoff | (noun) an exchange that occurs as a compromise | Synonyms: trade-off |
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| tuff | (noun) hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash | Synonyms: tufa |
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| turnoff | (noun) a side road where you can turn off | - |
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| (noun) something causing antagonism or loss of interest | Synonyms: negative stimulation |
| whiff | (noun) a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike | - |
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| (noun) a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil | - |
| (noun) a short light gust of air | Synonyms: puff, puff of air |
| woodruff | (noun) any plant of the genus Asperula | - |
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| (noun) Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula | Synonyms: Asperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, sweet woodruff, waldmeister |