ruff

/rʌf/

nounverbruff

A rUFF is a collar with a lot of “UFF!”—all those extra folds around your neck.

Yes, it's ruff. Remember it’s **ruff** with **-ff** (like **stuff** and **puff**), not **-gh**.

Definitions

  1. nounA stiff, wide collar with many folds, worn especially in the 1500s and 1600s.
  2. noun(Birds) The feathers around a bird’s neck, especially on some shorebirds.
  3. verbTo make something ruffled or wrinkled; to disturb or roughen (often used as ‘ruff up’).

Examples

  • “The actor wore a white ruff to look like someone from Shakespeare’s time.”
  • “A male ruff puffed out its neck feathers during the display.”
  • “The wind began to ruff up the water, turning the lake choppy.”

Synonyms

rufflefrillcollarcrimpdisturb

Antonyms

smoothflatten

Translations

ES gorgueraPT gola (gorgueira)FR fraise

Common misspellings

rufruffhrufffroughruf fruphrughrouff

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