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 |
ruffian | (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow | Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo |
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ruffianism | (noun) violent lawless behavior | - |
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ruffle | (noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: affray, disturbance, fray |
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(noun) a high tight collar | Synonyms: choker, neck ruff, ruff |
(noun) a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim | Synonyms: flounce, frill, furbelow |