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verb

To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine, sleek. See light/darkness.

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noun

A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity: bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot. Informal fan, fiend. Slang freak, nut. See concern/unconcern.

n

Definition: enthusiast
Antonyms: detractor, opponent

1. To clean and polish a surface so that a high luster results.
2. To grind down and/or polish a floor finish of terrazzo or other exposed-aggregate concrete.

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mod. strong; muscular.  He has such buff legs! Does he have a job or does he just work out?

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1. buff
   noun
   
   The naked skin; now mainly in the phr. in the buff naked and to the buff so as to be naked. (1654 —) .
   Rolling Stone The girls call themselves the Groupies and claim they recorded their song in the buff (1969).
   
   [From earlier sense, buffalo-skin (leather).]
2. buff
   adjective
   
   Attractively fit and muscular in appearance; physically attractive. (1982 —) .
   Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) [In] many films he got naked and looked buff as a male model (2000).
   
   [Origin uncertain; prob. related to buff to polish.]

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Striking the posteromedial aspect of a front hoof with the opposite hoof of the pair. A perfect situation for applying a buffing boot.

• b. boot — see brush boot.

For a list of words related to buff, see:

• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - buff: (vb) polish, shine, smooth
• Furs, Leathers, and Pelts - buff: supple, oil-tanned cowhide
• Brown
• Yellow

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See words rhyming with "buff."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Buff.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bøffellæder
v. tr. - polere
adj. - brungul

2.
n. - brungult

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeemleer, lichtgeel, dreun, liefhebber (hobby), iets gemaakt van zeemleer, polijsten, fluweel-achtig maken (leer), lichtgeel verven

Français (French)
1.
n. - peau de buffle, couleur chamois, polissoir
v. tr. - polir (un métal), lustrer
adj. - (en peau) de buffle, couleur buffle

2.
n. - mordu de, expert (d'un domaine, d'un sujet)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gelbbraun, kräftiges, weiches Leder, Schwabbelscheibe
v. - polieren, (Leder) aufrauhen
adj. - gelbbraun

2.
n. - Fan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βουβαλόδερμα, σαμουά, ανοιχτοκίτρινο, σαμουά, λάτρης, φανατικός οπαδός
v. - στιλβώνω, γυαλίζω
adj. - ανοιχτοκίτρινος, σαμουά

Italiano (Italian)
lucidare, colore camoscio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cor (f) amarelada, couro (m) de búfalo
v. - polir (metal) com couro
adj. - amarelado, da cor de couro

Русский (Russian)
полировать кожей, размягчать, темно-желтый, любитель

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - rueda pulidora
v. tr. - pulir, bruñir
adj. - pulido, bruñido

2.
n. - amarillo claro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - buffelläder, sämskskinn, entusiast
v. - polera med sämskskinn
adj. - sämskskinns-, mattgul

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 暗黄皮革, 暗黄色, 黄皮军装上衣, 擦拭轮, 暗黄色的, 暗黄皮革制的, 擦亮, 擦净, 使光软

2. 打击

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 暗黃皮革, 暗黃色, 黃皮軍裝上衣, 擦拭輪
adj. - 暗黃色的, 暗黃皮革製的
v. tr. - 擦亮, 擦淨, 使光軟

2.
n. - 打擊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 담황색의 연한 가죽, 맨 살, 팬
v. tr. - ~을 유혁으로 닦다, ~을 부드럽게 만들다, ~을 담황색으로 물들이다
adj. - 유혁으로 만든, 담황색의

2.
n. - 타격

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - もみ革, 黄褐色, 素肌, とぎ棒, とぎ車, …ファン
v. - もみ革で磨く, 黄褐色に染める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جلد الجاموس, , لون أصفر داكن, شخص مهتم أو مختص بموضوع معين (فعل) لمع (صفه) ذو لون أصفر داكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עור-פרה‬
adj. - ‮צהוב-בהיר‬
v. tr. - ‮הבריק, ליטש‬
n. - ‮אדם הבקי בנושא מסוים ונלהב לו‬

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