bluff

  • (s) 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
    bold, sheer,
  • (s) bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
    • a bluff but pleasant manner
    • a bluff and rugged natural leader

Nouns

  • (n) a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
  • (n) pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
    • his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
  • (n) the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards four flush,

Verbs

  • (v) deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand bluff out,
  • (v) frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

Synonyms

bold sheer bluff out four flush

Words of close approximity

blub blue blur
blues blunt blurb blurt blush
bluffer bluffly bluffness bluff out