All fluff synonyms
fluff
F f noun fluff
- down β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- fuzz β loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
- lint β minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- wool β the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
- feathers β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- floss β the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
- miscalculation β An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
- miscue β a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.
- bungling β to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- oversight β an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- flub β a blunder.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- blooper β A blooper is a silly mistake.
- muff β sheet glass made from a blown cylinder (muff) that is split and flattened.
- fumble β to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- fur β the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
- thistledown β the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- eiderdown β Small, soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck.
- error β A mistake.
- false step β a stumble.
verb fluff
- bungle β If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- botch β If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- pat β to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.