| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sandy color |
Synonyms: |
bare, blonde, canary, ecru, lemon, light brown, nude, ochre, straw, tan, tawny, yellow-brown, yellowish |
| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiast |
Synonyms: |
addict, admirer, aficionado, connoisseur, devotee, expert, fan, fiend*, freak*, habitué, hound, lover, votary |
Antonyms: |
detractor, opponent |
| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish to a shine |
Synonyms: |
brush, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, pumice, rub, sandpaper, scour, shine, smooth |
| Main Entry: | addict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has compulsion toward |
Synonyms: |
activity, buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, follower, freak*, habitué, hound, junkie, nut, often injurious aficionado, practitioner, zealot |
| Notes: | an edict is a formal or authoritative proclamation; an addict is someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or someone who is a devoted supporter or fan |
| Main Entry: | admirer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who holds someone in high regard |
Synonyms: |
adherent, beau, believer, booster, boyfriend, buff, bug*, cat*, devotee, disciple, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend*, follower, freak*, girlfriend, groupie, hound, junkie, lover, nut*, partisan, patron, rooter, suitor, supporter, swain, sweetheart, wooer, worshiper |
Antonyms: |
critic, enemy, opponent |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
Synonyms: |
CEO, arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese, big shot, big wig, boss, brains, brass, buff*, city hall, connoisseur, czar, egghead, establishment*, exec, executive, expert, feds, front office, governor, guru, ivory dome, judge, kingfish, kingpin, law*, power elite, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, top brass, top dog, top hand, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard |
| Main Entry: | beige |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | light brown color |
Synonyms: |
biscuit, buff, café au lait, camel, cream, ecru, fawn, khaki, mushroom, neutral, oatmeal, off-white, sand, tan, taupe |
| Main Entry: | brown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark, burnished color |
Synonyms: |
amber, auburn, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, burnt sienna, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust, sepia, snuff-colored, sorrel, tan, tawny, terra-cotta, toast, umber |
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, prepare by whisking |
Synonyms: |
buff, clean, paint, polish, sweep, wash, whisk, wipe |
| Main Entry: | burnish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish, brighten |
Synonyms: |
buff, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, patina, put on a finish, rub, sheen, shine, smooth, wax |
Antonyms: |
dull, tarnish |