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bluff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | four flush |
| Type of | dissimulation, dissembling, deception, deceit |
bluff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bank |
bluff::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | bluffness |
a bluff but pleasant manner.
a bluff and rugged natural leader.
bluff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pretence, dissembling, feigning, pretense |
his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted.
Examples of bluff
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His failed effort to bluff his way through the application appalled prosecutors.
From the thenewstribune.com
They camp on a hilly bluff, the sun setting over the Anatolian hinterland below.
From the time.com
Perry built both the grand mansion on the bluff, and the town's Trading Company.
From the guardian.co.uk
Strong and Savalin spent Saturday afternoon drinking on a bluff near the bridge.
From the sacbee.com
Perhaps that's only sensible and perhaps that's a part of the euro area's bluff.
From the economist.com
Well, now the Government has called that bluff and acquiesced to a vote in 2014.
From the halesowennews.co.uk
If you bluff on your education information on LinkedIn, be prepared to be outed.
From the forbes.com
Most of the city's offices and facilities are on a bluff overlooking the river.
From the dailyherald.com
The bleached white village of Cacela Velha, on a bluff seven miles to the east.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
- A high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
- Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
- Frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
- Pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
- Bluff is a 2007 Canadian comedy film. It was directed, written and produced by Simon Olivier Fecteau and Marc-Andru00E9 Lavoie.
- The Bluff or Uptown (also known by its former name Soho) is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. ...
- In the card game of poker, a bluff is a bet or raise made with a hand which is not thought to be the best hand. To bluff is to make such a bet. The objective of a bluff is to induce a fold by at least one opponent who holds a better hand. ...
