I. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bit of stuff/fluff/skirt
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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fluff under the bed
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The magazine is a mix of fashion, fluff , and some serious journalism.
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Disadvantages of the stuff are that it attracts fluff , hair and biscuit crumbs.
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I told her about the fluff .
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Indeed, as he shut the car door, he brushed at one sleeve as if to remove wrinkles as well as fluff .
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It was the cotton fluff sifting from the air.
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The cellulose fluff , although more bulky, is just a parachute, to be discarded.
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The model was a little misshapen, the face furred with fluff from her pocket, but it was still intact.
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With Walker, they give fluff a spine and serve up sentiment.&.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Fluff the couscous with a fork.
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I was so nervous that I fluffed my lines.
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It should have been an easy catch, but he fluffed it.
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We made the bed and fluffed up the pillows.
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But I gave her a cold stare and fluffed my fur out.
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He was simply doing her hair, fluffing it out like a real hairdresser.
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Maximum loft is achieved when the bag is fluffed up.
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Or at least, that was the tragi-romantic picture Chesarynth had fluffed up in her mind.
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Our politicians rail about crime and fluff our dander up at election time.
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Since the version we use is quick-cooking, it will fluff up in about five minutes.
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Sparrows fluffed out against the cold, scratching among the sparks for seeds.