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Ruff meaning

  1. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
  2. Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
  3. Senses relating to animals.

Synonyms of Ruff

frill move trump play turn trumping sandpiper philomachus pugnax neckband collar neck ruff ruffle choker external body part go

Using Ruff

  • The main meaning on this page is: A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s). | Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill. | Senses relating to animals.
  • Useful related words include: frill, move, trump, play.
  • In the example corpus, ruff often appears in combinations such as: ruff and, lindy ruff, ruff said.

Context around Ruff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Ruff

  • In this selection, "ruff" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lindy, walter, belle, ryders, job and senior stand out and add context to how "ruff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and chivon ruff ryders entertainment and ask alex ruff why he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ruff" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ruff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

It's a ruff job but someone's gotta do it. (11 words)

Sabres fans wonder if that could lead them back to Ruff. (11 words)

Skier Bruce Ruff from Golden skis terrain off Chair 8 Monday, Jan. (12 words)

In a statement summarised to the inquest, Sgt Christopher Ruff said he had smashed the car window in order to unlock the vehicle as Mrs Malle, who was slumped on the passenger seat, was not responding to him or his colleague. (41 words)

Devils interim head coach Travis Green, who replaced the fired Lindy Ruff three weeks ago, played parts of three seasons in Toronto, including when the team made a run to the conference final in 2022. (35 words)

Tom Ruff, founder and CEO of East Bayside’s gluten-free Orange Bike Brewing Company, which has raised hundreds of thousands for charity since 2023, is another transplanted Midwesterner who recognizes this special quality. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

David was born in Flint, MI on July 31, 1941 to the late Walter Ruff and Laura Belle Ruff.

After a meticulous investigation, art historians found the missing woman, dressed in black with a tall white neck collar, or ruff, like her husband.

Founded in 1988 by the Dean siblings Joaquin (Waah), Darin (Dee), and Chivon, Ruff Ryders Entertainment emerged as a powerhouse in the hip-hop industry.

However, Assoc Prof Marks said he has been “extremely unimpressed” by the reports from the Pacific Island Forum cited by Dr Ruff, from a scientist’s point of view.

In a statement summarised to the inquest, Sgt Christopher Ruff said he had smashed the car window in order to unlock the vehicle as Mrs Malle, who was slumped on the passenger seat, was not responding to him or his colleague.

It's a ruff job but someone's gotta do it.

So access and having that peace of mind I think is a big deal,” says Bob Ruff, Senior Vice President of Group Voluntary Benefits with Aflac.

Team Ruff will face Team Fluff for the “Lombarky” trophy in a battle between puppies that are all available for adoption.

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The water went roughly halfway up his shins, Ruff said, and as he set up the display, several pedestrians applauded his efforts.

Ask Alex Ruff why he, his Leader, and his entire Party are lying to us about Carbon Taxes.

By the evening, the Ruff Building at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds had been transformed into a "celebration party," where less than 200 people milled about as they waited for results.

Coach Lindy Ruff said before Friday's game he is hopeful Thompson can return to the lineup Saturday night in San Jose.

Devils interim head coach Travis Green, who replaced the fired Lindy Ruff three weeks ago, played parts of three seasons in Toronto, including when the team made a run to the conference final in 2022.

One question later, Ruff stormed off, answering just nine questions despite myriad issues facing his team.

Puppies were split into two teams, Boston Ruff & Tumble and Everett Wag Time, with the first team sporting orange bandanas and the latter sporting blue bandanas.

Sabres fans wonder if that could lead them back to Ruff.

Skier Bruce Ruff from Golden skis terrain off Chair 8 Monday, Jan.

Speaking to publications, Ruff explained that contrary to assumptions about energy limitations at great depths, certain subsurface habitats surpass surface ecosystems in diversity.

Tom Ruff, founder and CEO of East Bayside’s gluten-free Orange Bike Brewing Company, which has raised hundreds of thousands for charity since 2023, is another transplanted Midwesterner who recognizes this special quality.

Travis Green, who became the Devils’ interim coach after they fired Lindy Ruff last week, said he thought Rempe had “intent there to injure” Siegenthaler.

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Common combinations with ruff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ruff" in a sentence?
An example: "David was born in Flint, MI on July 31, 1941 to the late Walter Ruff and Laura Belle Ruff." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ruff" from authentic English texts.
What does "ruff" mean?
Ruff means: A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
What are synonyms of "ruff"?
Common synonyms of "ruff" include: frill, move, trump, play, turn, trumping, sandpiper, philomachus pugnax. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ruff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ruff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.