Definition of luff

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

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Pluff :: Pluff (v. t.) To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs..
Luff :: Luff (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.
Bluff :: Bluff (v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value..
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.
Loof :: Loof (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
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..
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
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..
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 (v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..
Bluffing :: Bluffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bluf.
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.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..
Luffing :: Luffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luf.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
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..
Bluffed :: Bluffed (imp. & p. p.) of Bluf.
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