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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUFF

pluff  [plʌf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pluff 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 PLUFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pluff in the English dictionary

The first definition of pluff in the dictionary is a blowpipe or popgun. Other definition of pluff is a smoky emission from the firing of a gun. Pluff is also a powder puff or other padded object.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUFF


bluff
blʌf
bumfluff
ˈbʌmˌflʌf
clough
klʌf
counterbluff
ˈkaʊntəˌblʌf
fluff
flʌf
luff
lʌf
outbluff
ˌaʊtˈblʌf
sluff
slʌf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUFF

plu
pluck
pluck up
plucker
pluckier
pluckiest
pluckily
pluckiness
plucky
plue
pluffy
plug
plug and play
plug compatible
plug gauge
plug hat
plug in
plug-and-play
plug-in
plug-uglies

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUFF

buff
call someone´s bluff
cuff
dandruff
double bluff
duff
hot stuff
huff
kid stuff
kids´ stuff
muff
puff
ruff
scuff
snuff
stuff
that´s the stuff
tuff
up to snuff
woodruff

Synonyms and antonyms of pluff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pluff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUFF

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

Translator English - Chinese

pluff
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pluff
570 millions of speakers

English

pluff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pluff
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pluff
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pluff
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pluff
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pluff
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ploff
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pluff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pluff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pluff
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pluff
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pluff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pluff
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pluff
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाकवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pluff
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pluff
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pluff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pluff
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pluff
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pluff
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pluff
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pluff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pluff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pluff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUFF»

The term «pluff» is normally little used and occupies the 117.764 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pluff» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pluff» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUFF»

Discover the use of pluff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pluff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pluff: Creating Intersections Between Tactile Interface ...
Pluff is an experiment in using e-textile technology to develop tactile interface devices for video games.
Diana Leigh Hughes, 2009
2
The Warrior's Bride
Pluff replied innocently. “It is. Nevertheless, you should still be smarting from your last visit and certainly have no business here now.” “I do so,”Pluff replied stoutly. “ That beour Lady Murie yonder, andthese villains mean tae do her a mischief ...
Amanda Scott, 2014
3
Sube Cane
Pluff-a-luff — pluff-pluff pluff-a-luff — pluff-pluff pluff-a-luff — pluff-a-luff — pluff-a- luff pluff-PLUFFl It was the refrain of slack drums and tin whistles. There was plenty of noise, and plenty of rhythm, but no suspicion of a tune. For some moments ...
Bellamy Partridge, 1917
4
The Eastern Reporter: Containing All the Decisions of the ...
Thomas Pluff ; that Pluff and Mary Ayer were quite friendly ; that he had seen her embrace him ; that he, the witness, was preparing to leave Easthampton, where he lived, and went to bid Mary good-by ; that he said to her : " I suppose, when I ...
John T. Cook, 1885
5
The Knight's Temptress
As he spurred his horse across the hillside to meet Pluff, Ian knew from the boy's terrified expression that the news he carried was bad. Wrenching the horse to a halt a short distance from the gasping boy, he said curtly, “What are you doing at  ...
Amanda Scott, 2013
6
Atlantic Reporter
"It Is agreed: That R. C. Boothby, who became a party to said suit as aforesaid, was the owner of the wood and lumber upon the premises described in said writ, and that he contracted with said Pluff to cut the same. That Pluff hired the plaintiffs  ...
‎1900
7
The United Service Magazine
Countryman (Scratching his head) — The Pluff, sir ! Foreigner (Looking at letter) — Yes! I am going to Mr. Chol-inon- del-ley's, and I am to turn up by de Pluff. Countryman (Still more puzzled) — Mr. Who's, did you say? Foreigner (Getting ...
‎1848
8
Contested Election of Curtin Vs. Yocum: Papers in the Case ...
1 Pluff, David 2 Pluff, Henry 3 Pluff, Jacob 4 Pluff, John 5 Pluff, Wm. G Pluff, Michael 7 Pluff, J. 0. 8 Prebble, J. W. Putnam, Derrit 1 Quigley, M. Begistri Avion, Christian, jr. Anira, Frederic All bright, Scott AUbright, CURTIN VS YOCUM. 2583.
United States. Congress. House, 1879
9
The Laird's Choice
“ButMacNur brought Pluff up becausehe thought the lad had lied to avoid punishment. He wentstraight to MacNur onhis return andtold him that Pharlain is arming hismen as if he's preparing for war. Pluff told MacNur that hefeared they meant ...
Amanda Scott, 2012
10
Congressional Series of United States Public Documents
24 Manger, G. W. 25 McGill, Willson] 20 Miller, E. H. McKabe, Andrew K. 1 Nowel, E. B. 2 Nolan, James H. 1 Osboru, Wm. S. 2 O'Marra, Jno. 1 Pluff, David 2 Pluff, Henry 3 Pluff, Jacob 4 Pluff, John 5 Pluff, Wrm. 0 Pluff, Michael ...
‎1879

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pluff is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gun Test: Smith & Wesson M&P 10
Smith & Wesson Director of Marketing and Communications Paul Pluff explained that the company was looking for an “in-between” barrel ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
TATUM: Hankerin' for a Handgun?
Paul Pluff, Smith and Wesson's Director of Marketing Communications, recently schooled Daily Local News outdoors columnist Tom Tatum in ... «Daily Local News, Jul 15»
3
Southern Brewed offers southern beers to Northeast Columbia
Holy City's Pluff Mud Porter, the Orange Blossom honey pilsner and the Sea Dog blueberry have been standouts as well. “We killed that keg in ... «The State, Jul 15»
4
A nook becomes a niche for The Chocolate Toad
Loose leaf teas from Charleston (The Oliver Pluff & Co.) and teapots will be sold. “We wanted to do something for customers to take away and ... «GreerToday, Jul 15»
5
Traveling Back through the Advocate archives
... Francis Glesner and Charlotte Schultz, Sturgeon Bay, July 17; Melvin Pluff, Baileys Harbor, and Edith Brungraber, Jacksonport, July 17. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Outdoors column: Oyster reef building events on tap
Get ready to get down and dirty in the pluff mud in Murrells Inlet and Winyah Bay. Coastal Conservation Association South Carolina (CCA SC) ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
7
Herbert R. Greimann, Jr.
Mark Pluff officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Herbert Greimann
... be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at Dayspring Assembly of God Church, 208 Sixth Ave. S.W., Belmond, with the Rev. Mark Pluff officiating. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Gallery | Fourth of July cleanup
A mylar streamer lies in the pluff mud, surrounded by crab holes. Volunteers, still weary from a late night filled with fun and fireworks, get an 8:00 a.m. start ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
10
Smith & Wesson's X-Frames: The .500 S&W Mag And The .460 S&W …
It was an audacious plan, and as Paul Pluff, director of marketing communication for S&W, confirmed, “It was all about bragging rights and ego. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»

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