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— English words —

• luff n. (Nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
• luff n. (Nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
• luff n. (Nautical) The roundest part of a ship’s bow.
• luff n. (Nautical) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
• luff v. (Nautical, of a sail, intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
• luff v. (Nautical, of a boat, intransitive) To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
• luff v. (Nautical, transitive) to let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
• luff v. (Mechanical) To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
• Luff prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Middle english
  • luff n. (Chiefly Northern ME) Alternative form of love (“love”).
  • luff n. (Northern ME) Alternative form of love (“palm”).

— English words, defined in Italian —

• luff s. (Marina) caduta prodiera.
• luff s. (Marina) orzata.

75 English words from 11 English definitions

act aft alter Alternative Alternatively and angle as␣to being boat bow bring bring␣it Chiefly close closest closest␣to close␣to close␣to␣the␣wind course crane direction due due␣to edge especially fore fore␣and␣aft form forward improperly intransitive jib leech let let␣out level level␣with load love luff luffs luff␣up Mechanical Nautical Northern of␣a other out palm part roundest sail sailing sails shake ship so␣as so␣as␣to so␣that spanker surname that that␣is the to␣let to␣the transitive trimmed vertical vertical␣angle weather wind windward with

1 English word from 2 foreign definitions

Marina

2 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

caduta orzata

17 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

luffa luffs Luffs luffas luffed luffer luffin luff␣up luffers luffing Luffman Luffmans luffward Luffenham luff␣tackle luff␣tackles luffariellolide

133 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

bluffs bluffy Cluffs fluffs fluffy Fluffy pluffs Pluffs pluffy sluffs SLUFFs bluffed bluffer bluffly fluffed fluffer fluffle fluff-up fluff␣up pluffed sluffed bluffers bluffest bluffing bluff␣out Bluffton blufftop defluffs fluff-dry fluffers fluffery fluffier fluffies fluffily fluffing fluffled fluffles Fluffles fluff␣off fluff␣out fluffs␣up fluff-ups pluffing rebluffs refluffs sluffing unfluffy bluffable bluffings blufflike +83 words

41 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bluff Bluff Cluff fluff pluff Pluff sluff SLUFF defluff rebluff refluff bumfluff bum-fluff bum␣fluff kerfluff outbluff Red␣Bluff autofluff duckfluff Pine␣Bluff semi-bluff bit␣of␣fluff Local␣Fluff bits␣of␣fluff double-bluff double␣bluff Poplar␣Bluff triple␣bluff at␣first␣bluff choke␣the␣luff counterbluff DeValls␣Bluff post␣oak␣bluff choked␣the␣luff chokes␣the␣luff spring␣the␣luff blind␣man's␣bluff choking␣the␣luff quadruple␣bluff marshmallow␣fluff call␣someone's␣bluff

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

UFF

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

-ful

12 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

bluff Bluff Cluff fluff luffa luffs Luffs pluff Pluff sluff SLUFF Wulff

7 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

FFL flu 'flu -ful LFF UFF ULF

27 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

buff Buff BUFF cuff Cuff duff Duff DUFF fuff guff huff Huff kuff laff Leff loff LUFC luft muff Muff nuff 'nuff puff ruff tuff Tuff wuff

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

LFF UFF

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