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bluff
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /bl?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
Etymology 1
Probably from Dutch bluffen (“to brag”), from Middle Dutch bluffen (“to make something swell; to bluff”); or from the Dutch noun bluf (“bragging”). Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”).
Noun
bluff (countable and uncountable, plural bluffs)
- An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- (poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
- (US, dated) The card game poker.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
- One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- (slang, dated) An excuse.
Derived terms
- call someone's bluff
Translations
Verb
bluff (third-person singular simple present bluffs, present participle bluffing, simple past and past participle bluffed)
- (poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
- (by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
- To take advantage by bluffing.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Related to Middle Low German blaff (“smooth”).
Noun
bluff (plural bluffs)
- A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
Derived terms
- Council Bluffs
- DeValls Bluff
- Red Bluff
- Scotts Bluff County
Translations
Adjective
bluff (comparative bluffer, superlative bluffest)
- Having a broad, flattened front.
- Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- 1769, William Falconer, "Côte en écore" (entry in An Universal Dictionary of the Marine)
- a bluff or bold shore
- 1845, Sylvester Judd, Margaret: A Tale of the Real and the Ideal, Blight and Bloom; Including Sketches of a Place Not Before Described, Called Mons Christi
- Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect.
- 1769, William Falconer, "Côte en écore" (entry in An Universal Dictionary of the Marine)
- Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- […] he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.
- Synonyms: abrupt, unceremonious, blunt, brusque
- 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening
- There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defence in a moment of surprise.
Translations
Etymology 3
Possibly onomatopoeic, perhaps related to blow and puff.
Verb
bluff (third-person singular simple present bluffs, present participle bluffing, simple past and past participle bluffed)
- To fluff, puff or swell up.
Translations
References
- “bluff” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Further reading
- bluff on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bluff in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Danish
Alternative forms
- bluf
Etymology
Borrowed from English bluff.
Noun
bluff n
- bluff
Related terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English bluff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blœf/
Noun
bluff m (plural bluffs)
- (chiefly card games) bluff
Further reading
- “bluff” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English bluff.
Noun
bluff c
- a bluff
Declension
Related terms
- bluffa
- bluffare
- bluffmakare
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headland
English
Etymology
From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English h?afodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head +? land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h?dl?nd/
Noun
headland (plural headlands)
- Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- The unplowed boundary of a field.
Synonyms
- (coastal land that juts into the sea; peninsula): peninsula, cape, promontory
Translations
See also
- abuttal
- portolan
Anagrams
- leadhand
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