bluff

bluff is a 5-letter English word with 17 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
2. adjective. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
3. adjective. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
4. adjective. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
5. noun. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
6. noun. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.
7. noun. A game at cards; poker.
8. transitive verb. 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.
9. transitive verb. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off.
10. intransitive verb. To act as in the game of bluff.
11. noun. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
12. noun. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

    "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"

13. noun. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
14. verb. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
15. verb. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
16. adjective. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

    "a bluff but pleasant manner"

    "a bluff and rugged natural leader"

17. adjective. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

    "a bluff headland"

    "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"

    Synonyms: bold, sheer

Synonyms

bold, sheer

Common word forms

bluffs, bluffed, bluffer, bluffly, bluffest, bluffing, bluffable, bluffness

Words from these letters

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