Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tease | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fluff | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tease (noun) | fluff (noun) |
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the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances | a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) |
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | something of little value or significance |
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men | any light downy material |
tease (verb) | fluff (verb) |
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ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect |
harass with persistent criticism or carping | erect or fluff up |
mock or make fun of playfully | make a mess of, destroy or ruin |
separate the fibers of | |
disentangle and raise the fibers of | |
raise the nap of (fabrics) | |
tear into pieces | |
annoy persistently | |
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them |