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bluff , bluff1 / bləf/ • n. an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something: the offer was denounced as a bluff. • v. [intr.]… ox-hides, f. , boy / boi/ • n. 1. a male child or young man: a group of six boys. ∎ a son: she put her little boy to bed. ∎ a male child or young man who does a spe… knave , knave / nāv/ • n. archaic a dishonest or unscrupulous man. DERIVATIVES: knav·er·y / -vərē/ n. (pl. -er·ies) .knav·ish adj.knav·ish·ly adv.knav·ish·ne… Hide , hide1 / hīd/ • v. (past hid / hid/ ; past part. hid·den / ˈhidn/ ) [tr.] put or keep out of sight; conceal from the view or notice of others: he hid… ruffle , ruf·fle / ˈrəfəl/ • v. [tr.] 1. disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: he ruffled her hair affectionat… Encyclopedia.com. , bum / bəm/ inf. • n. 1. a vagrant. ∎ a lazy or worthless person: you ungrateful bum. 2. [in comb.] a person who devotes a great deal of time to a spe…
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