FLUFFS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

any light downy material

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

something of little value or significance

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

erect or fluff up

Example: the bird ruffled its feathers

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Example: I botched the dinner and we had to eat out; the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

Synonyms

Foul up, Bollix up, Bungle, Screw up, Frivolity