buff

Adjective

• of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

Noun

• an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)

• a medium to dark tan color

• bare skin; naked
  • swimming in the buff
    

• a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

• an ardent follower and admirer

Verb

• polish and make shiny
  • buff the wooden floors
    
  • buff my shoes
    

• strike, beat repeatedly
  • The wind buffeted him
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  buffer , yellowish brown , raw sienna , caramel , caramel brown , fan , devotee , lover , burnish , furbish , buffet