leather vs buff

buff vs leather

leather and buff both are nouns.

leather is not an adjective while buff is an adjective.

leather and buff both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leather	Yes	No	Yes	No
buff	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, buff is a hyponym of leather; that is, buff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leather:

leather: an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
buff: a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

Other hyponyms of leather include piece of leather, grain, alligator, buckskin, ooze leather, Russia leather, calf, calfskin, whit leather, white leather, chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, cordovan, cowhide, cowskin, crush, crushed leather, deerskin, doeskin, glove leather, horsehide, kid, kidskin, mocha, morocco, patent leather, pigskin, fleece, sheepskin, shoe leather, suede, suede leather, roan.

leather (noun)	buff (noun)
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning	an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
	a medium to dark tan color
	bare skin
	an ardent follower and admirer
	a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

leather (adjective)	buff (adjective)
	of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

leather (verb)	buff (verb)
whip with a leather strap	polish and make shiny
	strike, beat repeatedly

Difference between leather and buff

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