Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ruffle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
goffer | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ruffle (noun) | goffer (noun) |
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a noisy fight | an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats |
a high tight collar | an iron used to press pleats and ridges |
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim | a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) |
ruffle (verb) | goffer (verb) |
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pleat or gather into a ruffle | make wavy with a heated goffering iron |
erect or fluff up | |
disturb the smoothness of | |
twitch or flutter | |
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | |
trouble or vex | |
discompose | |
stir up (water) so as to form ripples | |
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |