| VERB | contact | buff, buffet | strike, beat repeatedly |
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| contact | buff, burnish, furbish | polish and make shiny | |
| NOUN | person | buff, fan, devotee, lover | an ardent follower and admirer |
| substance | buff | a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo / buffalo or oxen | |
| body | buff | bare skin | |
| attribute | buff, yellowish brown, raw sienna, caramel, caramel brown | a medium to dark tan color | |
| artifact | buff, buffer | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | buff | of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather |
| Sounds | bah'f | |
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| Rhymes | aleph ... woodruff: 40 rhymes with ahf... | |
| Meaning | Of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather. | |
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| Broader | chromatic | Being or having or characterized by hue |
| Meaning | An ardent follower and admirer. | |
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| Synonyms | fan, devotee, lover | |
| Member of | following, followers | A group of followers or enthusiasts |
| Narrower | aerophile | A lover of aviation / aviation |
| aficionado | A serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer | |
| amorist | One dedicated to love / love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love | |
| bacchant, bacchanal | A drunken reveller | |
| groupie | An enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around) | |
| metalhead | A fan of heavy metal music | |
| Broader | follower | A person who accepts the leadership / leadership of another |
| Spanish | aficionada, aficionado, amante, amiga, amigo, apasionada, apasionado, devota, devoto, entusiasta, fanática, fanático | |
| Catalan | afeccionada, afeccionat, amant, amic, amiga, apassionada, apassionat, devota, devot, entusiasta, fanàtica, fanàtic, fan | |
| Meaning | A soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo / buffalo or oxen. | |
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| Broader | leather | An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
| Meaning | bare skin; naked. | |
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| Example | "swimming in the buff" | |
| Broader | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
| Meaning | A medium to dark tan color. | |
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| Synonyms | yellowish brown, raw sienna, caramel, caramel brown | |
| Narrower | snuff-color, snuff-colour | dark yellowish brown |
| Broader | brown, brownness | An orange of low brightness and saturation |
| Meaning | An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring). | |
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| Synonym | buffer | |
| Broader | implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end |
| Verbs | buff | polish and make shiny |
| Meaning | strike, beat repeatedly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The wind buffeted him" | |
| Synonym | buffet | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | abofetear | |
| Meaning | polish and make shiny. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They buff the glass tubes | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | burnish, furbish | |
| Broader | polish, smooth, smoothen, shine | make (a surface) shine |
| Spanish | abrillantar, bruñir, pulimentar, pulir | |
| Catalan | brunyir, polir | |
| Nouns | buff, buffer | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block |
| buffer | a power tool used to buff surfaces | |
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