A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident.
Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
The R.M.S. Titanic, an ocean liner, supposedly unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.
An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
One who bluffs; a bluffer.
A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
To give false information intentionally; to lie; to deceive
To take advantage by bluffing.
To fluff, puff or swell up.
To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.
Having a broad, flattened front.
Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.