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Meaning of "daff" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAFF

daff  [dæf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Daff is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

J. A. Gammons

John Ashley "Daff" Gammons was an American baseball and football player, college football and baseball coach, amateur golfer, and insurance agent. He played professional baseball for one season, 1901, for the Boston Beaneaters. Gammons served as the head football coach at Brown University in 1902, 1908, and 1909, and as its head baseball coach from 1901 to 1903.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAFF

dae
daedal
Daedalean
Daedalian
Daedalic
Daedalus
daemon
daffadowndilly
daffier
daffiest
daffiness
daffodil
daffodil yellow
daffodilly
daffy
daft
daftie
daftly
daftness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAFF

aff
baff
caff
chaff
Chief of Staff
faff
flagstaff
gaff
half-staff
hotel staff
level staff
member of staff
naff
quaff
quarterstaff
raff
scaff
staff
teaching staff
waff

Synonyms and antonyms of daff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «daff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAFF

Find out the translation of daff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of daff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

DAFF
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

daff
570 millions of speakers

English

daff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

daff
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дафф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

daff
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

daff
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

daff
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

daff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

DAFF
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

DAFF
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Daff
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

daff
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tef
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

daff
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

daff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дафф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Daff
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Daff
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

DAFF
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

daff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

daff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of daff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAFF»

The term «daff» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.575 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about daff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAFF»

Discover the use of daff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, ...
The daff is also an instrument of the Siddi's spiritual expression. The Siddi present an offering of music to their deceased saints. I have observed several times the Siddi appeasing and invoking benevolent spirits using their music. During ...
Ababu Minda Yimene, 2004
2
Simplicial Methods for Operads and Algebraic Geometry
For any equivalence X −→ Y in dAff we deduce a morphism hX −→ hY in sPr(dAff ). By definition, the model category dAff∧ is the left Bousfield localization of the model category sPr(dAff) with respect to the set of all morphisms h X −→ hY ...
Ieke Moerdijk, Bertrand Toën, 2010
3
Troublesome Creek
Christian as Mrs. Lane was, if Daff took Normal home with her, she'd probably report it to Charlie and Delia and they would make Daff move back home. Since his stroke, just prior to 9-11, Mr. Lane considered everybody a potential terrorist.
Janice Daugharty
4
The Yard: Book Two
she turned them out except Lyric and Daff; the mucking out and other chores could wait until later. Al had decided to stay all the way to the end, most owners leave as their horse is winched into the lorry to be taken away but Al wanted to see it ...
A. E. Hook, 2012
5
Queen Pin
“Call the old man,” Daff said. “I want to get some more.” “I already did,” I told him. The next morning, we got a call from Willie. An hour later, he pulled in the driveway. Willie and Daff hit it off from the start. Willie was gracious and friendly to Daff, ...
Jemeker Thompson-Hairston, David Ritz, 2010
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The Beach House: A Novel
Daff is now exasperated. “I've been standing here for about fifteen minutes and the barmen haven't even noticed me.” “Hey! Nick!” Adam cups his hands around his mouth and hollers. “Get over here and get the lady a drink!” The barman looks  ...
Jane Green, 2008
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Environmental ...
DAFF (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) (2001a), International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, London, 5 October 2001, DAFF, Canberra. DAFF (2001b), “Regulatory Impact Statement”, ...
OECD, 2008
8
The Yard: Book One
'Load Daff first Al as he can be a bit stubborn.' Al put Daff's travelling boots and rug on and walked him up the trailer ramp where he stopped. 'Trace grab your lunge rein and put it behind him, I have one in the trailer.' Al connected her lunge  ...
‎2012
9
Food Security in Australia: Challenges and Prospects for the ...
Retrieved July 6, 2011, from http://www.srfood.org/images/stories/pdf/ officialreports/20110308_ a-hrc-16-49_agroecology_en.pdf Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). (2010). Australia's agriculture, fisheries and forestry at ...
Quentin Farmar-Bowers, Vaughan Higgins, Joanne Millar, 2012
10
The National Agricultural Directory 2011
For various notes on exports, look under the “Services” option on www.daff. gov. za. ... daff.gov.za Permits for imports in terms of Regional Bilateral Agreements, Tariff Quotas in terms of Free Trade Agreements as well as minimum market ...
C. Macaskill, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daff is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Persuasive Letters to Old Man Winter….(and They Worked!)
After that, each child wrote a persuasive letter to Old Man Winter persuading him to go south so Spring and her children, Daff & Violet, could ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Driver Jailed 10 Years Over Breach Of Trust
Danlami said that the complainant entrusted a Daff truck with registration number XB303-DBZ to the convict for commercial purpose. He said ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
3
South Africa investigates CBS interceptions
Joubert said South Africa's department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (DAFF), and the CGA have begun a comprehensive audit on the two ... «Fruitnet, Jun 15»
4
Deadline for Dublin Animation Film Festival Submissions is June 30
The deadline for submissions for DAFF 2015 is Tuesday, June 30. Entry forms can be downloaded from www.dublinanimationfilmfestival.com. «The Irish Film Television Network, Jun 15»
5
Zero duty for Pakistani mangoes in US?
The HWT process was approved by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (DAFF) for Pakistani mangoes to Australia. «FreshPlaza, Jun 15»
6
Don't eat washed up mussels, City of Cape Town warns
DAFF has also advised the City that a red tide has persisted along the False Bay coast for much of this month, although the extent of the toxicity ... «News24, Jun 15»
7
Enchanted garden theme for deb ball
BEAUTIFUL BALL: Enjoying the ball are (back, from left) Sam Daff, Kaitlyn Hay, Will Ladd, Grace Porter, Tallis Riley and Petrice Lankowski, ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jun 15»
8
Is government doing enough to protect South Africa's biodiversity?
In the Garden Route, the department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) laid charges against a property's body corporate for the ... «News24, Jun 15»
9
Hammond spirited about Coward character
Hammond will star alongside other theatre favourites including Michael Loney, Jo Morris, Adriane Daff and Adam Booth. Known for her work on ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jun 15»
10
Charollais ram takes supreme sheep title at Royal Highland
Bleu Du Maine (J. W. Davison, Hexham) sup.and fem., male and res. male, P. Tait; res. and res. fem., L. Daff. Shetland (N. Adam, Bangor) sup. «FG Insight, Jun 15»

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