Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 8 compound words that contain ruffle. The most common are listed below. Open ruffle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- dust ruffleSynonym of bedskirt: The valance of a bed.
- ruffle some feathersTo cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
- ruffle someone's feathersTo unease, cause discomfort to someone.
- bed ruffleSynonym of valance (“a short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed”).
- ruffle feathersAlternative form of ruffle some feathers: To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
- ruffle upTo disturb the smoothness of.
- ruffle any feathersAlternative form of ruffle some feathers; used in negative-polarity contexts
- ruffle a few feathersAlternative form of ruffle some feathers: To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
Compound words 8
- rufflerA ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.
- unrufflableIncapable of being ruffled.
- unruffleTo remove ruffles from; to make smooth.
- rufflelessHaving no ruffle.
- rufflementThe act of ruffling.
- ruffleableAble to be ruffled.
- toruffleTo ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up.
- rufflementsplural of rufflement: The act of ruffling.