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Another word for buff

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Noun

  1. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity

    See also:

    concern

Verb

  1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction

    See also:

    light

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Another word for buff

Modifier
  1. See also:

    yellow

    tan

    brown

Verb
  1. See also:

    polish

    shine

    polish

Idioms:

    in-the-buff

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Sentence Examples

  • He was muscular and buff beneath the trench.

  • In the short time since he left, she had forgotten how buff he was.

  • In colour Anopheles is usually brownish or slaty, but sometimes buff, and the thorax frequently has a dark stripe on each side.

  • Randy, a science buff, was in the top third of the grad­uates and was also his class president.

  • Her eyes skimmed his perfect, buff body before the pain in her hand finally registered.

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