Definition for Ruff:

• An ornament of frills, formerly worn round the neck: anything plaited: a species of wading bird, the male of which has the neck surrounded in the breeding season with a ruff of long feathers:- fem. REEVE.

Synonyms for Ruff:

• n.

  •Philomachus Pugnax (noun)
  • Philomachus Pugnax.
  •
  • crinoline,
  • bloomers,
  • armor,
  • armour,
  • bustle,
  • chain mail,
  • bobby socks,
  • codpiece,
  • corset,
  • doublet.
  •
  • crest,
  • feather,
  • gizzard,
  • cockscomb,
  • bill,
  • down,
  • comb,
  • beak.
  •animal (noun)
  • ruff.
  •collar (noun)
  • vandyke,
  • torque,
  • Eton.
  •hair (noun)
  • whiskers,
  • villus,
  • quill,
  • cut,
  • Downs,
  • lock,
  • thatches,
  • strand,
  • Cilia,
  • split end,
  • grass,
  • eyelashes,
  • fiber,
  • fringe,
  • beard,
  • thatch,
  • cowlick,
  • moustaches,
  • sideburns,
  • Vibrissae,
  • eyebrow,
  • feeler,
  • coiffure,
  • fur,
  • split ends,
  • Manes,
  • wig,
  • eyelash,
  • tress,
  • frizzies,
  • hairstyle,
  • filament,
  • fluff,
  • wool,
  • vibrissa,
  • haircut,
  • bristle,
  • strands,
  • moustache,
  • shock,
  • sideburn,
  • mop,
  • cilium,
  • Villi,
  • eyebrows.
  •ruff (noun)
  • ruffle,
  • neck ruff,
  • trumping.
  •tuft (noun)
  • bunch,
  • knot,
  • tussock,
  • Top-knot,
  • topknot,
  • feathers,
  • collection,
  • tussocks,
  • group,
  • cluster,
  • topknots,
  • plumage,
  • plumages.

• v.

  •competition (verb)
  • trump.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • breast.
  •brush
  • mane.

Antonyms for Ruff:

• n.

  • tuft
    one, individual.

Ruff Sentence Examples:

• " Ah, Mr. Fuzzybell," said Miss Ruff, " you are the very person we are looking for.

• Everything is painted with infinite pains; it is possible to count the little folds of the ruff, the wrinkles in the face, the hairs of the beard.

Homophones for Ruff:

• rive, revue, reify, rbi, review, rife, revive, RUF, rarefy, repay, rap, rope off, rophy, rev up, rope up, Roofy, rape, Rabi Ii, reeve, rorippa, revivify, rib, rubify, rob, roof, rabbi, rupee, reave, raffia, ropey, rip-off, RPA-ABB, rip off, rube, ropy, robe, rb, r.v., reb, rub up, rave, rough, rf, ref, rip, raphia, rappee, rub, reef, rebuff, rip up, rave-up, raf, rupiah, ripe, Rabi I, roar off, rarify, rhaphe, ruby, repp, riff, rv, rep, ropeway, rope, rub off, reefy, rove, raphe, rev, reap, rubia.

Holonyms for Ruff:

• n.

  • animal
    philomachus, Genus Philomachus.

Hypernym for Ruff:

• n.

  • animal
    reeve.

• v.

  • competition
    overtrump, crossruff.

Hyponym for Ruff:

• n.

  • animal
    sandpiper.
  • body
    external body part.

• v.

  • competition
    move, go.