Ruffle
nnoun.artifacta strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trimSynset:flounce frill furbelow
Derivationally Related Form:rufflefrilly
Hypernyms:adornment
Inherited Hypernyms:frilladornmentdecorationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:gauffergofferjabotpeplum
Full Hyponyms:gofferjabotpeplum
nnoun.artifacta high tight collarSynset:choker neck ruff ruff
Derivationally Related Form:choke
Hypernyms:collar neckband
Inherited Hypernyms:chokercollarbandstripartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:fraise
nnoun.acta noisy fightSynset:affray disturbance fray
Hypernyms:combat fight fighting scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:affrayfightconflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:affrayfightconflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionstir up (water) so as to form ripplesSynset:cockle riffle ripple undulate
Derivationally Related Form:riffleripplerippling
Hypernyms:flow flux
Inherited Hypernyms:rippleflowmove
Entailment:fold up fold turn up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
vverb.emotiontrouble or vexExamples:- ruffle somebody's composure
Hypernyms:annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Inherited Hypernyms:ruffleannoydisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: ruffle)
vverb.motionto walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress othersSynset:cock prance sashay strut swagger tittup
Examples:- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Derivationally Related Form:pranceswaggerstrutswaggererprancer
Hypernyms:walk
Inherited Hypernyms:tittupwalktravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | The children --- to the playground (apply to: sashay, prance, swagger, strut)
vverb.emotiondiscomposeExamples:- This play is going to ruffle some people
- She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues
Hypernyms:fluster
Inherited Hypernyms:ruffleflusterconfuseembarrassupsetarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contacttwitch or flutterSynset:flick riffle
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:flickmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactmix so as to make a random order or arrangementSynset:mix shuffle
Derivationally Related Form:shuffleshufflingshufflermix
Hypernyms:manipulate
Inherited Hypernyms:shufflemanipulatehandletouch
Direct Hyponyms:cutreshuffleriffle
Full Troponyms:cutreshuffleriffle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacterect or fluff upSynset:fluff
Examples:- the bird ruffled its feathers
Hypernyms:loosen
Inherited Hypernyms:ruffleloosenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactdisturb the smoothness ofSynset:mess up ruffle up rumple
Examples:- ruffle the surface of the water
Hypernyms:disarrange
Inherited Hypernyms:ruffledisarrangemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactpleat or gather into a ruffleSynset:pleat
Examples:- ruffle the curtain fabric
Derivationally Related Form:pleatpleatingruffle
Hypernyms:fold fold up turn up
Inherited Hypernyms:rufflefoldchange surfacechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something