Buff

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc. 1.2 a brownish-yellow color; tan. 1.3 a buff stick or buff wheel. 1.4 a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject 1.5 Informal . the bare skin 1.6 Also called buffcoat. a thick, short coat of buffalo leather, worn esp. by English soldiers and American colonists in the 17th century. 1.7 Informal . a buffalo. 2 Adjective 2.1 having the color of buff. 2.2 made of buff leather. 2.3 Slang . physically attractive; muscular. 3 Verb (used with object) 3.1 to clean or polish (metal) or give a grainless finish of high luster to (plated surfaces) with or as if with a buff stick or buff wheel. 3.2 to polish or shine, esp. with a buffer 3.3 to dye or stain in a buff color. 4 Antonyms 4.1 noun 5 Synonyms 5.1 adjective 5.2 noun 5.3 verb

Noun

a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc.

a brownish-yellow color; tan.

a buff stick or buff wheel.

a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject

Civil War buffs avidly read the new biography of Grant.

Informal . the bare skin

in the buff.

Also called buffcoat. a thick, short coat of buffalo leather, worn esp. by English soldiers and American colonists in the 17th century.

Informal . a buffalo.

Adjective

having the color of buff.

made of buff leather.

Slang . physically attractive; muscular.

Verb (used with object)

to clean or polish (metal) or give a grainless finish of high luster to (plated surfaces) with or as if with a buff stick or buff wheel.

to polish or shine, esp. with a buffer

to buff shoes.

to dye or stain in a buff color.

Antonyms

noun

detractor , opponent

Synonyms

adjective

bare , blonde , canary , ecru , lemon , light brown , nude , ochre , straw , tan , tawny , yellow-brown , yellowish

noun

addict , admirer , aficionado , connoisseur , devotee , expert , fan , fiend * , freak * , habitu , hound , lover , votary , bug , fanatic , maniac , zealot

verb

brush , burnish , furbish , glaze , gloss , pumice , rub , sandpaper , scour , shine , smooth , polish , sleek , bear , devotee , enthusiast , expert , fan , naked , nude