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Buffing

/ˈbʌfɪŋ/

To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

📖 Definitions of "Buffing"

verb
  1. 1

    To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

    "He was already buffing the car's hubs."

  2. 2

    To make a character or an item stronger.

    "I noticed that the pistols were buffed in the update."

  3. 3

    To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.

verb
  1. 1

    To strike.

noun
  1. 1

    Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.

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buffetnounFood laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
burnishverb(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
furbishverbTo renovate or recondition; to refurbish.
fannounA hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
raw siennanounA yellowish brown colour.
colorednounHaving a color.
flushnounA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
chromaticUses relating to colour
lovernounOne who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
afficionadonounAlternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”). [(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter.]
altogethernounCompletely, wholly, or without exception.
devoteenounAn ardent enthusiast or admirer.
birthday suitnoun(idiomatic, often humorous) Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.
rawnoun(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
yellowish brownnouna medium to dark tan color
polishingnounThat makes shiny or smooth.
wet-sandingnounSanding with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.
washoffnounThe process of material being washed off a surface, for example by rainfall.
wet sandingnounThe process of sanding with extremely fine-grained sandpaper, using a lubricant such as oil or water to prevent the sandpaper from clogging.
powderingnoungerund of powder

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