All gaff synonyms
gaff
G g verb gaff
- tab β ht
- sidetrack β any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- snag β a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- book β A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
- net β net income, profit, or the like.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- kick β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
noun gaff
- goof β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- vice β any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- flub β a blunder.
- trip β a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- trespass β Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- frailty β the quality or state of being frail.
- bungle β If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- foible β a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
- slip-up β a mistake, blunder, or oversight: Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.
- fluff β light, downy particles, as of cotton.
- imprudence β not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- blooper β A blooper is a silly mistake.
- muff β sheet glass made from a blown cylinder (muff) that is split and flattened.
- misdeed β an immoral or wicked deed.
- foul-up β a condition of difficulty or disorder brought on by inefficiency, stupidity, etc.
- howler β a person, animal, or thing that howls.
- jigger β Also called jigger flea. chigoe.
- doodad β a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
- gimmick β an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
- paraphernalia β (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- dingbat β Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- supplies β to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- contraption β You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for.
- widget β a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.
- provisions β a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- outfit β an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- job β the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
- tackle β equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
- gimcrack β a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.
- furnishings β furnishings. furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room. articles or accessories of dress: men's furnishings.
- setup β Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- stuff β the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- thingamajig β a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name.
- implement β any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- doohickey β a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
- whatsis β a thing or object whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- tools β Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems
- whatchamacallit β an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- grabber β a person or thing that grabs.
- accoutrement β Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
- commitment β Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.