Meaning of 'ruff'

Find the meaning of the word ‘ruff’

Valid in these dictionaries

  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
  • SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of ‘ruff’

5 definitions found.

ruff

noun

(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

Synonyms: trumping

noun

common Eurasian sandpiper

Example: "the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season"

noun

a high tight collar

Synonyms: ruffle

noun

an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

Synonyms: frill

verb

play a trump

Synonyms: trump

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark and all the game's intellectual property rights in the USA and Canada belong to Hasbro Inc., while the rest of the world's rights belong to J.W. Spear & Sons Limited, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Hasbro, Mattel, and Spear are not associated, and Zynga's Words with Friends is a trademark. We have no affiliation with SCRABBLE®, Mattel, Spear, Hasbro, Zynga, or Words with Friends games in any way. The purpose of this site is solely for entertainment and informational purposes.

© Copyright 2023 - Unscrambler.org