Vocabulary Word
Word: bluff
Definition: pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
Definition: pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
Sentences Containing 'bluff'
One of those frightful bluff reefs was stretching its deadly length right across our bows!
`No, it wasn't a bluff reef; there isn't one within three miles of where you were.'
It is a beautiful city, nobly situated on a commanding bluff overlooking the river.
He stands before me again, his bluff hairy face irradiating with a joyful love and pride, for which I can find no description.
Well, I had a notion I could lan' mos' anywhers, but I couldn't--bank too bluff.
I saw her innocently kiss her chosen husband on the cheek, and creep close to his bluff form as if it were her best support.
I fetched the shore a half a mile above the village, and then went scooting along the bluff bank in the easy water.
He was kind to her also in his bluff, boisterous fashion, and on the whole they seemed to be a happy couple.
Horney Bluff () is a conspicuous ice-free bluff about long, extending eastward along the north side of Byrd Glacier from Merrick Glacier toward Cape Kerr, Antarctica.
SH 41 ends at the Utah state line, where the road continues as State Route 162 to Bluff.
Vestskotet Bluff () is a bluff just south of Armalsryggen, at the west end of Neumayer Cliffs in Queen Maud Land.
The flag is currently in the collection of the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Due to this consistent acid pollution from the reservoir, most large fish spawn downstream of Red Bluff Diversion Dam, a dam also on the Sacramento River near Red Bluff, California.
The Germans still held their position at The Bluff as did the Australians and when, at 08:00, the 1st Light Horse Regiment retook the position just three men in The Bluff sangars out of twenty remained unwounded; while 100 Germans were captured.
Its location atop the Bluff in the center of Duquesne's campus makes Rooney Field one of the most unusual football facilities in the nation.
Part of the recently completed renovation is permanent grandstand seating on Bluff Street, which replaces temporary bleachers that had been installed for fourteen football seasons.
SR 206 turns northeast, parallel to Deadman Creek, towards Green Bluff and the Selkirk Mountains.
Holmes Block () is a blocklike bluff, rising to at the west side of Ruecroft Glacier, west of Cooke Bluff, in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Hansbrough attended Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and led the Mules to consecutive Missouri state championships.
In 2005, Hansbrough helped Poplar Bluff beat the then undefeated and number one team in the nation, Vashon High School.
Rowe Bluff () is a bluff rising to 1,200 m on the north side of Trail Inlet, Bowman Coast, 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of Williamson Bluff.
The bluff was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth, November 21, 1935, and was mapped from these photographs by W.L.G. Joerg.
Vanhoffen Bluff () is a rocky bluff (225 m) immediately east of Jacka Glacier on the north coast of Heard Island.
It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 2 from a transmitter on Rider Bluff in Holden.
The Devil's Nose is a small dirt bluff on the westernmost end of the park.
The Wiyot were further north and currently occupy the Table Bluff Reservation outside Loleta.
Morgan's Battalion was increased to a full regiment and reorganized as the 26th Arkansas Infantry on July 23, 1862, at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas.
Dockery's 19th Arkansas Regiment was organized on April 2, 1862, at DeValls Bluff, with Col. Hamilton P. Smead in command.
The Enchanted Bluff is a short story by Willa Cather.
Tip mentions Enchanted Bluff, a rock surrounded by a plain in New Mexico, where Native Americans used to live before the Spaniards came along.
Years later, none of them ever made it to the Enchanted Bluff.
He tells the narrator he wants to go to the Enchanted Bluff and to the Grand Canyon, but soon dies in the same old town.
It has been noted that "The Enchanted Bluff" reappears in "Death Comes for the Archbishop", when the protagonist of the novel comes upon the Blue Mesa.
Sarpy operated the Council Bluff trading post during 1835.
Shockley Bluff () is a very steep bluff forming the south end of Deception Plateau, overlooking the point where Pilot Glacier joins the larger Aviator Glacier, in Victoria Land.
Reid Bluff () is a bluff rising to 2040 m, at the head of Donnally Glacier, Churchill Mountains.
Landry Bluff () is a rock bluff in the Cumulus Hills, Antarctica, standing just north of the mouth of Logie Glacier where the latter joins Shackleton Glacier.
Red Dike Bluff is a prominent bluff immediately south of Trepidation Glacier on the east side of the Skelton Glacier.
The bluff is distinguished by a dike consisting of igneous rock against a black background of the intruded sediments.
The grant was about 2 miles south of present day Red Bluff.
A modern satellite photo of Thuronyi Bluff and its adjoining glaciers can be seen here.
It is anticipated that "Larsen C", which lies at the foot of Thuronyi Bluff, may suffer a similar fate sometime in the next decade, after which open seawater will likely come near to Thuronyi Bluff during the austral summertime.
Three Rivers Community College is a community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA.
was a lawyer from who settled in Poplar Bluff, Missouri in about 1894.
Barron Road in Poplar Bluff is named after him.
It is located west-southwest of Red Bluff, California.
The 4.24-acre Red Bluff Housing Annex included 16 family housing units, located within the city of Red Bluff in Tahema County.
Moved to Duvall's Bluff October 12, and duty there and in Arkansas until January, 1865.
The campus was located on West 12th Street, on a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
Spring Bluff is an unincorporated community in Camden County, Georgia, United States.
