different between kef vs ref

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?f

Noun

kef (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of kif

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (kayf, “pleasure”). Doublet of kayf.

Noun

kef (definite accusative kefi, plural kefl?r)

1. well-being, feeling (well or bad)
2. mood, spirits (mental state)
3. (colloquial) bliss, pleasant idleness

Declension

Derived terms

• kefli

Further reading

• “kef” in Obastan.com.

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

kef f

1. foam

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kef/

Noun

kef (nominative plural kefs)

1. brush

Declension

Derived terms

• kefan
• kefön

English

Etymology

Clipping of referee

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

ref (plural refs)

1. (informal) A referee.
2. (Philippines, informal) A refrigerator.
3. Abbreviation of reference.
4. Abbreviation of refectory.

Verb

ref (third-person singular simple present refs, present participle reffing, simple past and past participle reffed)

1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
   • 1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type

     On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.

Anagrams

• FER, RFE, erf, f***er, fer

Icelandic

Noun

ref

1. indefinite accusative singular of refur
2. indefinite dative singular of refur

Middle English

Noun

ref

1. Alternative form of reif

Swedish

Noun

ref

1. Obsolete spelling of räv

See also

• referee

Anagrams

• fre