Duff Definition

dŭf
duffs, duffer, duffest
noun
duffs
A thick flour pudding boiled in a cloth bag or steamed, often containing dried fruit.
Webster's New World
Decaying vegetable matter on the ground in a forest.
Webster's New World
Coal dust or slack.
Webster's New World
The buttocks.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
duffer, duffest
Of poor quality; inferior; worthless.
Webster's New World
Incorrect; wrong.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname​.

Wiktionary

An unincorporated community in Indiana.

Wiktionary

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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An unincorporated community in Tennessee.

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Other Word Forms of Duff

Adjective

Base Form:
duff
Comparative:
duffer
Superlative:
duffest

Origin of Duff

  • Dialectal variation of dough

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Duff Sentence Examples

  • If you'd let me drive, you could sit around here on your duff instead.

  • In 1844 Viscount Hardinge opened government appointments to all who had studied in institutions similar to Duff's foundation.

  • In the same year Duff took part in founding the Calcutta Review, of which from 1845 to 1849 he was editor.

  • As a memorial of his work the Duff Hall was erected in the centre of the educational buildings of Calcutta; and a fund of Li 13000 was raised for his disposal, the capital of which was afterwards to be used for invalided missionaries of his own church.

  • In 1864 Duff visited South Africa, and on his return became convener of the foreign missions committee of the Free Church.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUF

Words Ending With

FFFUFF

Unscrambles

duff

Words Starting With D and Ending With F

Starts With D & Ends With FStarts With DU & Ends With FStarts With D & Ends With FF

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With F