Definition of luff

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Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.

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Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
Bluff :: Bluff (v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value..
Bluffness :: Bluffness (n.) The quality or state of being bluff.
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it..
Bluffing :: Bluffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bluf.
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
Brag :: Brag (n.) A game at cards similar to bluff.
Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..
Luff :: Luff (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
Bluffed :: Bluffed (imp. & p. p.) of Bluf.
Cliff Limestone :: Cliff limestone () A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian..
Lint :: Lint (n.) Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics..
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A game at cards; poker.
Bluffer :: Bluffer (n.) One who bluffs.
Bluff :: Bluff (v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.
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