| AFFAIR | • affair n. (Often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional… • affair n. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely. • affair n. (Military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle. |
| AFFIRM | • affirm v. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. • affirm v. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true. • affirm v. To support or encourage. |
| BIFFER | • biffer n. (Informal) One who hits or punches; a fighter. • biffer n. (Informal, cricket) An attacking batsman. • biffer n. (Vulgar, slang) An unattractive woman. |
| DIFFER | • differ v. (Intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct. • differ v. (Intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree. • differ v. (Intransitive) To be separated in quantity. |
| EFFEIR | • EFFEIR v. (obsolete) to appertain, to suit, also EFFERE. |
| FIFERS | • fifers n. Plural of fifer. • Fifers n. Plural of Fifer. • FIFER n. one who plays the fife. |
| GRIFFE | • griffe n. A claw-like ornament at the base of a column. • griffe n. (Chiefly US, dialectal, dated or historical) A person of mixed (black and white) race, especially the… • GRIFFE n. (French) a claw-shaped decoration at the base of a column, also GRIFF. |
| GRIFFS | • griffs n. Plural of griff. • GRIFF n. (French) a claw-shaped decoration at the base of a column, also GRIFFE. |
| IFFIER | • iffier adj. Comparative form of iffy: more iffy. • IFFY adj. full of uncertainty. |
| KAFFIR | • kaffir n. (Countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim. • kaffir n. (Countable, offensive) A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa. • kaffir n. (Countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person. |
| NIFFER | • niffer v. (Scotland, transitive) To barter. • niffer n. (Scotland) An exchange. • NIFFER v. (Scots) to barter, to haggle. |
| RAFFIA | • raffia n. A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). • RAFFIA n. (Malagasy) a kind of palm tree, also RAPHIA. |
| RIFFED | • riffed v. Simple past tense and past participle of riff. • riffed v. Simple past tense and past participle of rif. • riffed adj. Who has lost a job due to a RIF. |
| RIFFLE | • riffle n. A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water. • riffle n. A succession of small waves. • riffle n. (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver… |
| RIPOFF | • ripoff n. Alternative spelling of rip-off. • rip-off n. (Countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate. • rip-off n. A theft or robbery. |
| RUFFIN | • ruffin adj. (Obsolete) disordered. • Ruffin prop.n. A surname. • RUFFIN n. (Spenser) a small freshwater fish of the perch family, also RUFFE. |
| TARIFF | • tariff n. A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or… • tariff n. A schedule of rates, fees or prices. • tariff n. (Britain) A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime. |
| ZAFFIR | • zaffir n. Alternative form of zaffre. • ZAFFIR n. (Italian) an impure oxide of cobalt, also ZAFFAR, ZAFFER, ZAFFRE. |