ruffle

Noun
  1. A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim (synset 103402368)
    is a type of: adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
    subtypes:
    • gauffer, goffer - an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
    • jabot - a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
    • peplum - a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
    same as: flounce, frill, furbelow
  2. A high tight collar (synset 103028429)
    is a type of: collar, neckband - a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
    subtypes: fraise - a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
    same as: choker, neck ruff, ruff
  3. A noisy fight (synset 101178825)
    is a type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    same as: affray, disturbance, fray
Verb
  1. Stir up (water) so as to form ripples (synset 202043899)
    entail: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    is a type of: flow, flux - move or progress freely as if in a stream
    same as: cockle, riffle, ripple, undulate
  2. Trouble or vex (synset 201792866)
    "ruffle somebody's composure"
    is a type of: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  3. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others (synset 201920627)
    "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
    is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    same as: cock, prance, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup
  4. Discompose (synset 201794567)
    "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
    is a type of: fluster - cause to be nervous or upset
  5. Twitch or flutter (synset 201594278)
    "the paper flicked"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    same as: flick, riffle
  6. Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement (synset 201421321)
    "shuffle the cards"
    is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
    subtypes:
    • reshuffle - shuffle again
    • riffle - shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
    • cut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
    same as: mix, shuffle
  7. Erect or fluff up (synset 201394460)
    "the bird ruffled its feathers"
    is a type of: loosen - make less dense
    same as: fluff
  8. Disturb the smoothness of (synset 201390147)
    "ruffle the surface of the water"
    is a type of: disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of
    same as: mess up, ruffle up, rumple
  9. Pleat or gather into a ruffle (synset 201389955)
    "ruffle the curtain fabric"
    is a type of: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    same as: pleat

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