buff (noun)

  • 81nostalgia — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wistful ▪ She remembers her life as a singer with a certain wistful nostalgia. ▪ pure ▪ an evening of pure nostalgia ▪ 80s …

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  • 82opera — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comic, grand, light VERB + OPERA ▪ compose, write ▪ sing OPERA + NOUN …

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  • 83rugby — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amateur, professional ▪ competitive, representative ▪ junior (esp. BrE), school, student, youth …

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  • 84aerophile — noun a lover of aviation • Hypernyms: ↑fan, ↑buff, ↑devotee, ↑lover * * * ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌfīl noun ( s) Etymology: aer + phile : a lover of aviation …

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  • 85banded krait — noun sluggish krait banded with black and yellow • Syn: ↑banded adder, ↑Bungarus fasciatus • Hypernyms: ↑krait * * * noun or banded adder : a sluggish krait ( …

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  • 86buffel grass — noun erect tussock forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage • Syn: ↑Cenchrus ciliaris, ↑Pennisetum cenchroides • Hypernyms: ↑burgrass, ↑bur grass * * * ˈbəfəl noun Etymology …

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  • 87buffing wheel — noun a wheel that is covered with soft material • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑buffer, ↑polisher * * * noun : a wheel (as a bob) covered with buff leather, muslin, felt, bristle brushes, or comparable material and used in polishing * * *… …

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  • 88kit fox — noun 1. small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox • Syn: ↑Vulpes macrotis • Hypernyms: ↑fox • Member Holonyms: ↑Vulpes, ↑genus Vulpes 2. small grey fox of the plains of western North America …

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  • 89mantled ground squirrel — noun common black striped reddish brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk • Syn: ↑Citellus lateralis • Hypernyms: ↑ground squirrel, ↑gopher, ↑spermophile * * * noun : a common ground squirrel ( …

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  • 90panther cat — noun nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark spotted buff brown coat • Syn: ↑ocelot, ↑Felis pardalis • Hypernyms: ↑wildcat • Member Holonyms: ↑Felis, ↑genus Felis * * * …

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