RUFFS Synonyms

• top part of an apron; covering the chest

• a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating

• drink moderately but regularly

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• something curved in shape

• a decorative interlacing of ribbons

• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• play on a stringed instrument with a bow

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• a strip of land projecting into a body of water

• a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

• An item of women's clothing, popular in the 1860s and 1870s, worn to fill in the front and neckline of any garment.

• someone who kills by strangling

• an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• a high tight collar

• a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

• (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

• anything worn or placed about the neck

• a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

• the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

• a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• a figurative restraint

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• take into custody

• seize by the neck or collar

• furnish with a collar

• neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front

• a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

• a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

• (British informal) faulty

• a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

• (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs

• an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

• a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

• ornamental objects of no great value

• a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

• a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt

• a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck

• a woman's silk or lace scarf

• short cape worn by women

• a warm tubular covering for the hands

• (sports) dropping the ball

• fail to catch, as of a ball

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• a band around the collar of a garment

• a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• A woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front.

• A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.

• A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.

• A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.

• To flute or pleat (fabric).

• To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.

• a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

• a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

• masturbate while strangling oneself

• unite by a scarf joint

• wrap in or adorn with a scarf