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English Definitions
buff
N
an ardent follower and admirer
buff
N
a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
buff
N
a medium to dark tan color
buff
N
an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
buff
V
strike, beat repeatedly
buff
V
polish and make shiny
buff
of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather
of brown tinged with buff
buffalo
N
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
N
a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
buffalo
N
meat from an American bison
buffalo
N
any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
buffalo
V
intimidate or overawe
N
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
N
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
N
a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
N
North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers
N
a small black and red and white carpet beetle
N
a piece of dried bovine dung
N
low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States
buffalo clover
N
clover of western United States
N
any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
N
small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
N
perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
N
low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
buffalo grass
N
short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
N
a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America
N
oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
buffalo nut
N
shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes
N
crisp spicy chicken wings
N
large carp-like North American fish
buffalofish
N
any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
N
erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
buffer
N
(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
buffer
N
a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
buffer
N
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
buffer
N
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
buffer
N
a power tool used to buff surfaces
buffer
N
a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
buffer
N
an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
buffer
V
add a buffer (a solution)
buffer
V
protect from impact
N
a small neutral state between two rival powers
N
a solution containing a buffer
N
a small neutral state between two rival powers
N
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
N
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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