fluff

fluff
1. n пух, пушок; ворс

to lose its fluff — вытираться

2. n сл. хвост
3. n бумажная пыль
4. n сл. оговорка, ошибка
5. n сл. театр. тлв. радио, накладка
6. n сл. промах, оплошность

he made a fluff when he called attention to his record — он допустил оплошность, заставив обратить внимание на своё прошлое

7. n сл. амер. сл. отпор
8. n сл. сл. девчонка; вертушка
9. v взбивать; распушить

the bird fluffed its feathers — птица распушила перья

10. v распушиться, стать пушистым
11. v ворсить
12. v носиться в воздухе как пух
13. v сл. сбиваться, оговариваться
14. v сл. театр. допустить накладку

the actress fluffed her lines — актриса сбилась с роли

15. v сл. допустить промах, оплошность

the cricketer fluffed the catch — игрок не поймал мяч

Синонимический ряд:
1. anything insubstantial (noun) anything insubstantial; bauble; bubble; chimera; fantasy; frivolity; insignificant notion; trivia
2. down (noun) down; floss; flue; fur; fuzz; lint; pile
3. error (noun) blooper; blunder; boner; bull; bungle; error; lapse; miscue; misstep; mistake; rock; slip; slipup; trip
4. soft down (noun) bubbles; cotton; foam; froth; light fur; nap; soft down
5. botch (verb) blunder; bobble; boggle; bollix; botch; bugger up; bumble; bungle; cobble; dub; flub; foozle; fumble; goof up; gum up; louse up; mess; mucker; muff
6. pat or shake (verb) air; foam; leaven; loosen; make fluffy; pat; pat or shake; shake

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  • fluff´i|ly — fluff|y «FLUHF ee», adjective, fluff|i|er, fluff|i|est. 1. soft and light like fluff: »a fluffy shawl. Whipped cream is fluffy. 2. covered with fluff; filled with fluff; …   Useful english dictionary

  • fluff|y — «FLUHF ee», adjective, fluff|i|er, fluff|i|est. 1. soft and light like fluff: »a fluffy shawl. Whipped cream is fluffy. 2. covered with fluff; filled with fluff; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fluff — may be:* Fluff, a species in The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy * Alan Freeman, a radio DJ * Michael Meinhart, a radio DJ from Columbus, Ohio * Marshmallow creme, a food product * Fluff, a character in the Hospital Radio series The Space Gypsy… …   Wikipedia

  • fluff — fluff·er; fluff·i·ly; fluff·i·ness; fluff; fluff·ment; …   English syllables

  • fluff — (n.) light, feathery stuff, 1790, apparently a variant of floow wooly substance, down, nap (1580s), perhaps from Flem. vluwe, from Fr. velu shaggy, hairy, from L. vellus fleece, or L. villus tuft of hair (see VELVET (Cf. velvet)). OED suggests… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Fluff — Fluff, v. t. & i. To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff. Holmes. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluff — ► NOUN 1) soft fibres accumulated in small light clumps. 2) the soft fur or feathers of a young mammal or bird. 3) trivial or superficial entertainment or writing. 4) informal a mistake. ► VERB 1) (usu. fluff up) make fuller and softer by shaking …   English terms dictionary

  • fluff — [fluf] n. [? blend of FLUE3 + PUFF] 1. soft, light down 2. a loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc. 3. any light or trivial matter or talk 4. Theater Radio TV an error in speaking or reading a line …   English World dictionary

  • Fluff — Fluff, v. t. To make a mistake in the performance of; used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fluff — Fluff, n. [Cf. 2d {Flue}. [root]84.] 1. Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down. [PJC] 3. Something light and inconsequential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluff — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. materiale morbido e spugnoso usato spec. per confezionare pannolini per bambini e assorbenti igienici femminili 2. TS telev. programma curato nella forma e nella presentazione, ma di contenuto basso o… …   Dizionario italiano


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