As nouns the difference between cape and bluff
is that
cape is a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland while
bluff is an act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
As verbs the difference between cape and bluff
is that
cape is to head or point; to keep a course while
bluff is ( To make a
bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
As proper nouns the difference between cape and bluff
is that
cape is the Cape of Good Hope or
Cape Province, South Africa while
Bluff is the southernmost town in the South Island of New Zealand, and seaport for the Southland region.
As an adjective bluff is
having a broad, flattened front.
cape English
Etymology 1
(etyl) cap, from (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
Synonyms
* chersonese
* peninsula
* point
Noun
( en noun)
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
*
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
See also
* cloak
Verb
( cap)
(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
- The ship capes southwest by south.
(obsolete) To gape.
- (Chaucer)
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
Anagrams
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bluff Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- That is only bluff''', or a '''bluff .
(poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than they actually do.
- John's bet was a bluff : he bet without even so much as a pair.
(US, dated) The card game poker.
- (Bartlett)
Verb
( en verb)
((poker) To make a bluff ; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
- John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
(by analogy ) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
- The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing ?
Derived terms
* bluffer
* double bluff
* triple bluff
* quadruple bluff
* semi-bluff
Etymology 2
Related to blaff, "smooth".
Noun
( en noun)
A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
(senseid) (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
Adjective
( er)
Having a broad, flattened front.
- the bluff bows of a ship
Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
* Falconer
- a bluff or bold shore
* Judd
- Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect.
Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
* 1883:
- he had a bluff , rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque.
- a bluff''' answer; a '''bluff''' manner of talking; a '''bluff sea captain
* I. Taylor
- There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defence in a moment of surprise.
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