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- Fluff Fluff, v. t. & i. To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff. --Holmes. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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fluff´i|ly — fluff|y «FLUHF ee», adjective, fluff|i|er, fluff|i|est. 1. soft and light like fluff: »a fluffy shawl. Whipped cream is fluffy. 2. covered with fluff; filled with fluff; … Useful english dictionary
fluff|y — «FLUHF ee», adjective, fluff|i|er, fluff|i|est. 1. soft and light like fluff: »a fluffy shawl. Whipped cream is fluffy. 2. covered with fluff; filled with fluff; … Useful english dictionary
Fluff — may be:* Fluff, a species in The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy * Alan Freeman, a radio DJ * Michael Meinhart, a radio DJ from Columbus, Ohio * Marshmallow creme, a food product * Fluff, a character in the Hospital Radio series The Space Gypsy… … Wikipedia
fluff — fluff·er; fluff·i·ly; fluff·i·ness; fluff; fluff·ment; … English syllables
fluff — (n.) light, feathery stuff, 1790, apparently a variant of floow wooly substance, down, nap (1580s), perhaps from Flem. vluwe, from Fr. velu shaggy, hairy, from L. vellus fleece, or L. villus tuft of hair (see VELVET (Cf. velvet)). OED suggests… … Etymology dictionary
fluff — ► NOUN 1) soft fibres accumulated in small light clumps. 2) the soft fur or feathers of a young mammal or bird. 3) trivial or superficial entertainment or writing. 4) informal a mistake. ► VERB 1) (usu. fluff up) make fuller and softer by shaking … English terms dictionary
fluff — [fluf] n. [? blend of FLUE3 + PUFF] 1. soft, light down 2. a loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc. 3. any light or trivial matter or talk 4. Theater Radio TV an error in speaking or reading a line … English World dictionary
Fluff — Fluff, v. t. To make a mistake in the performance of; used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluff — Fluff, n. [Cf. 2d {Flue}. [root]84.] 1. Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down. [PJC] 3. Something light and inconsequential;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluff — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. materiale morbido e spugnoso usato spec. per confezionare pannolini per bambini e assorbenti igienici femminili 2. TS telev. programma curato nella forma e nella presentazione, ma di contenuto basso o… … Dizionario italiano
