auger vs buff

auger

noun
  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet. 

  • A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool). 

  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study. 

  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts 

verb
  • To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger. 

  • To proceed in the manner of an auger. 

buff

noun
  • A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. 

  • Any substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits. 

  • Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. 

  • A military coat made of buff leather. 

  • A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo. 

  • The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat. 

  • Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition. 

  • A brownish yellow colour. 

  • A person who is very interested in a particular subject. 

  • An effect that makes a character or item stronger. 

  • The bare skin. 

adj
  • Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow. 

  • Physically attractive. 

  • Unusually muscular. 

verb
  • To strike. 

  • To polish and make shiny by rubbing. 

  • To make a character or an item stronger. 

  • To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner. 

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