nnoun.personan ardent follower and admirerSynset:devotee fan lover
Derivationally Related Form:devotelove
Member Holonyms:followers following
Hypernyms:follower
Inherited Hypernyms:fanfollowerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:fanfollowerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:aerophileaficionadoamoristbacchanalbacchantgroupiemetalhead
Full Hyponyms:aerophileaficionadoamoristbacchantgroupiemetalhead
nnoun.substancea soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxenHypernyms:leather
Inherited Hypernyms:buffleatheranimal skinanimal productanimal materialmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:buffleatheranimal skinanimal productanimal materialmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.bodybare skinExamples:- swimming in the buff means to swim naked
Hypernyms:cutis skin tegument
Inherited Hypernyms:buffskinbody coveringcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:buffskinconnective tissueanimal tissuetissuebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.attributea medium to dark tan colorSynset:caramel caramel brown raw sienna yellowish brown
Derivationally Related Form:caramel browncaramel
Hypernyms:brown brownness
Inherited Hypernyms:yellowish brownbrownchromatic colorcolorvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:snuff-colorsnuff-colour
Full Hyponyms:snuff-color
nnoun.artifactan implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)Synset:buffer
Derivationally Related Form:buff
Hypernyms:implement
Inherited Hypernyms:buffimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactstrike, beat repeatedlySynset:buffet
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:buffethittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactpolish and make shinySynset:burnish furbish
Examples:- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
Derivationally Related Form:burnishbufferbuff
Hypernyms:polish shine smooth smoothen
Inherited Hypernyms:buffpolishfancifybetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the glass tubes (apply to: burnish, buff)