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Bluff (noun)
An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
“That is only bluff, or a bluff.”
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Bluff (noun)
An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than they actually do.
“John’s bet was a bluff: he bet without even so much as a pair.”
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Bluff (noun)
The card game poker.
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Bluff (noun)
One who bluffs; a bluffer.
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Bluff (noun)
An excuse.
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Bluff (noun)
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
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Bluff (noun)
A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
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Bluff (verb)
To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is.
“John bluffed by betting without even a pair.”
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Bluff (verb)
To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
“The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing?”
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Bluff (verb)
To take advantage by bluffing.
“We bluffed our way past the guards.”
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Bluff (verb)
To fluff, puff or swell up.
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Bluff (adjective)
Having a broad, flattened front.
“the bluff bows of a ship”
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Bluff (adjective)
Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
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Bluff (adjective)
Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
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Bluff (adjective)
Roughly frank and hearty in one’s manners.
“a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain”
“abrupt|unceremonious|blunt|brusque”
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Bluster (noun)
Pompous, officious talk.
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Bluster (noun)
A gust of wind.
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Bluster (noun)
Fitful noise and violence.
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Bluster (verb)
To speak or protest loudly.
“When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.”
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Bluster (verb)
To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
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Bluster (verb)
To blow in strong or sudden gusts.
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Bluff (noun)
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something
“his game of bluff”
“the offer was denounced as a bluff”
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Bluff (noun)
a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
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Bluff (noun)
a grove or clump of trees.
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Bluff (verb)
try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions
“the object is to bluff your opponent into submission”
“he’s been bluffing all along”
“they bluffed their way past the sentries”
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Bluff (verb)
survive a difficult situation by maintaining a pretence
“there’s no point in trying to bluff it out”
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Bluff (adjective)
direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way
“a big, bluff, hearty man”
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Bluff (adjective)
(of a cliff or a ship’s bows) having a vertical or steep broad front.