Clues for the word "BUFF"

We've had 69 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 102 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on May 25, 2026.

Definition of buff

n. - A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.
n. - The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.
n. - A military coat, made of buff leather.
n. - The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. See Buffy coat, under Buffy, a.
a. - A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
a. - The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.
a. - Made of buff leather.
a. - Of the color of buff.
v. t. - To polish with a buff. See Buff, n., 5.
v. t. - To strike.
n. - A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff."
a. - Firm; sturdy.