bluffs
Meaning of bluffs
plural noun
- an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.
the offer was denounced as a bluff
his game of bluff
- try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.
he's been bluffing all along
they bluffed their way past the sentries
the object is to bluff your opponent into submission
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘blindfold, hoodwink’): from Dutch bluffen ‘brag’, or bluf ‘bragging’. The current sense (originally US, mid 19th century) originally referred to bluffing in the game of poker.
plural noun- a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
- a grove or clump of trees.
early 17th century (as an adjective, originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.
Information about bluffs
- The singular form of bluffs is: bluff.
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Hyphenation of bluffs
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- bluffs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bluffs synonyms
Meaning a thing that deceives:
Meaning deceit used in order to achieve one's goal:
Meaning an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:
Meaning a thing that is not what it is purported to be:
Meaning a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham:
Meaning a spectacle or display, typically an impressive one:
Meaning the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth:
Meaning a mock attack or movement in warfare, made in order to distract or deceive an enemy:
Meaning an idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder:
Meaning a humorous or malicious deception:
Meaning wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain:
Meaning a false show or pretence:
Meaning an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance:
Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:
Meaning a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end:
Meaning an action intended to deceive someone; a trick:
Meaning a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect:
Meaning clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others:
Meaning a plot or scheme:
Meaning deceptive or false talk or behaviour:
Meaning loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect:
Meaning high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people:
Meaning excessively proud and boastful talk about one's achievements or possessions:
Meaning the art or practice of deliberately deceiving or teasing people:
Meaning engage in an imaginative game or fantasy:
Meaning pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury):
Meaning (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:
Meaning present or constitute (a problem or danger):
Meaning behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead:
Meaning conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs:
Meaning conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character):
Meaning (of a goat) give birth:
Meaning deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain:
Meaning make (someone) believe something that is not true:
Meaning cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression:
Meaning trick or deceive (someone); dupe:
Meaning deceive or trick:
Meaning deceive; trick:
Meaning charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way:
Meaning cheat or fool:
Meaning a long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a grey or black mantle:
Meaning act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage:
Meaning persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them:
Meaning trick or deceive:
Meaning talk nonsense to (someone) in an attempt to deceive them:
Meaning a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea:
Meaning a long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed:
Meaning a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland:
Meaning a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea:
Meaning a steep or rugged cliff or rock face:
Meaning the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake:
Meaning a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface:
Meaning the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top:
Meaning a mountain with a pointed top:
Meaning a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights:
Meaning a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment:
Meaning a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one:
Meaning a part of something that extends or hangs over something else:
Meaning fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere:
Words that rhyme with bluffs
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