Ruff Very Common

an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

"The dog shook its head vigorously, sending spray from its wet ruff flying in every direction."

a high tight collar

"He adjusted his ruff to keep the cold wind from biting at his neck during the winter hunt."

common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

"The ornithologist excitedly identified a rare bird as a ruff while scanning the muddy marshlands."

(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

"After failing to match his partner's suit, he ruffed the card with his only remaining spade."

A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

"The drummer struck a soft ruff on the bass to signal the band to settle down before the finale."

Alternative spelling of ruffe: a small freshwater fish of the genus Gymnocephalus; specifically the Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua or Gymnocephalus cernuus) which has spiny fins; the pope.

An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.

A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

play a trump

"After I played my lowest card, Sarah ruffed to win the trick immediately."

To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.

"The drummer used his fingers to ruff the skin of the old drum in an attempt to make it sound crisp again."

To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).

To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.

Alternative spelling of rough.

"The old dog had a ruff coat that seemed to catch every bit of dust in the yard."

The bark of a dog; arf, woof.

"The ruff from his excited greeting nearly drowned out my conversation."