Definition of luff

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Luff (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.

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Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
Pluff :: Pluff (v. t.) To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs..
Luffed :: Luffed (imp. & p. p.) of Luf.
Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..
Lint :: Lint (n.) Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics..
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face..
Loof :: Loof (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
Cliff Limestone :: Cliff limestone () A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian..
Bluff :: Bluff (v. t.) To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off..
Luff :: Luff (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder..
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A game at cards; poker.
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it..
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
Luffer :: Luffer (n.) See Louver.
Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.
Brag :: Brag (n.) A game at cards similar to bluff.
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
Bluffer :: Bluffer (n.) One who bluffs.
Bluff-bowed :: Bluff-bowed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
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