ruff
English Thesaurus
1. (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit (noun.act)
part meronym | : | bridge, |
definition | : | any of various card games based on whist for four players (noun.act) |
2. common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | sandpiper, |
definition | : | any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | reeve, |
definition | : | female ruff (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | genus philomachus, philomachus, |
definition | : | ruffs (noun.animal) |
3. a high tight collar (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | fraise, |
definition | : | a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century (noun.artifact) |
4. an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal (noun.body)
hypernym | : | external body part, |
definition | : | any body part visible externally (noun.body) |
5. play a trump (verb.competition)
hyponym | : | overtrump, |
definition | : | play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick (verb.competition) |
hyponym | : | crossruff, |
definition | : | trump alternately in two hands (verb.competition) |
6. (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit (noun.act)
7. a high tight collar (noun.artifact)
8. play a trump (verb.competition)
derivation | : | trump, trump card, |
definition | : | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps (noun.artifact) |
9. (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit (noun.act)
10. a high tight collar (noun.artifact)
11. play a trump (verb.competition)
derivation | : | trump, trump card, |
definition | : | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps (noun.artifact) |
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