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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class //without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious colleges
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fluff
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : something fluffy //dandelion fluff
- : something inconsequential //The article was pure fluff about celebrities.
verb
fluffed; fluffing; fluffs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to make fluffy //fluff the pillows //birds fluffing up their feathers
- : to spoil by a mistake : botch: to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play
- intransitive verb
- : to become fluffy
- : to make a mistakeespecially : to forget or bungle one's lines in a play
Examples
Noun
- //Her sweater was covered with fluff.
- //The movie was pure fluff.
- //Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
Verb
- //The wind fluffed his hair.
- //The golfer fluffed another shot.
- //The actor kept fluffing the same line.
First Known Use
Noun
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 2Verb
1875, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and Etymology
Noun
perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and pufffluff
verb
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to make a mistake //unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as wellSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way //I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong nameSynonymsRelated Wordsokup/recovery'>recovery revival
- individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class //without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious collegesSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
fluff
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : something fluffy //dandelion fluff
- : something inconsequential //The article was pure fluff about celebrities.
verb
fluffed; fluffing; fluffs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to make fluffy //fluff the pillows //birds fluffing up their feathers
- : to spoil by a mistake : botch: to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play
- intransitive verb
- : to become fluffy
- : to make a mistakeespecially : to forget or bungle one's lines in a play
Examples
Noun
- //Her sweater was covered with fluff.
- //The movie was pure fluff.
- //Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
Verb
- //The wind fluffed his hair.
- //The golfer fluffed another shot.
- //The actor kept fluffing the same line.
First Known Use
Noun
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 2Verb
1875, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and Etymology
Noun
perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and pufffluff
verb
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to make a mistake //unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as wellSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way //I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong nameSynonymsRelated Wordsokup/recovery'>recovery revival
- individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class //without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious collegesSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
fluff
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : something fluffy //dandelion fluff
- : something inconsequential //The article was pure fluff about celebrities.
verb
fluffed; fluffing; fluffs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to make fluffy //fluff the pillows //birds fluffing up their feathers
- : to spoil by a mistake : botch: to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play
- intransitive verb
- : to become fluffy
- : to make a mistakeespecially : to forget or bungle one's lines in a play
Examples
Noun
- //Her sweater was covered with fluff.
- //The movie was pure fluff.
- //Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
Verb
- //The wind fluffed his hair.
- //The golfer fluffed another shot.
- //The actor kept fluffing the same line.
First Known Use
Noun
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 2Verb
1875, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and Etymology
Noun
perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and pufffluff
verb
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to make a mistake //unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as wellSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way //I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong nameSynonymsRelated Wordsokup/recovery'>recovery revival
- individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class //without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious collegesSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
fluff
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : something fluffy //dandelion fluff
- : something inconsequential //The article was pure fluff about celebrities.
verb
fluffed; fluffing; fluffs
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to make fluffy //fluff the pillows //birds fluffing up their feathers
- : to spoil by a mistake : botch: to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play
- intransitive verb
- : to become fluffy
- : to make a mistakeespecially : to forget or bungle one's lines in a play
Examples
Noun
- //Her sweater was covered with fluff.
- //The movie was pure fluff.
- //Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
Verb
- //The wind fluffed his hair.
- //The golfer fluffed another shot.
- //The actor kept fluffing the same line.
First Known Use
Noun
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 2Verb
1875, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and Etymology
Noun
perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and pufffluff
verb
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- to make a mistake //unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as wellSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way //I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong nameSynonyms