ruff
Definitions
Noun
- An external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
- A high tight collar
- Common eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
- (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
Verb
- Play a trump
Fragment
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Words that contain the term "ruff".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | woodruff | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | gruff | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | ruffled | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | ruffles | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | unruffled | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | boruff | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | bruff | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | dandruff | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | gruffly | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | ruff | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | ruffalo | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | ruffcorn | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ruffer | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ruffin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ruffing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | ruffini | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | ruffino | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | ruffle | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | ruffling | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | ruffner | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | ruffo | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | ruffolo | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | rufford | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | scruffy | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | truffaut | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | truffaut's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | truffle | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | truffles | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "ruff".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 28
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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