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Word: Buff
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: probably from French buffle, from Italian bufalo, from late Latin bufalus (see buffalo). The original sense in English was ‘buffalo’, later ‘oxhide’ or ‘colour of oxhide’
bʌf
a yellowish-beige colour
Short Definition:yellowish-beige colour
Examples:- a buff envelope
a stout dull yellow leather with a velvety surface.
Short Definition:dull yellow leather
a stick, wheel, or pad used for polishing.
Short Definition:implement used for polishing
Word: Buff
Speech Type: Verb
bʌf
polish (something)
Short Definition:polish something
Examples:- he buffed the glass until it gleamed
make (an element in a role-playing or video game) more powerful
Short Definition:make element in role-playing game more powerful
Examples:- there are cards that'll buff your troops
Word: Buff
Speech Type: Adjective
bʌf
(of a person or their body) in good physical shape with well-developed muscles
Short Definition:in good physical shape
Examples:- the driver was a buff blond named March
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