tuff

IPA: tˈʌf

noun

  • (petrology) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.
  • A surname.

adjective

  • Eye dialect spelling of tough. [(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.]
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Examples of "tuff" in Sentences

  • Its remains are on a tuff butte.
  • The tuff also appears to be layered.
  • In the north west is purple and green tuff.
  • Conflicting opposition is tuff to respond to.
  • A search for somthing nonexistent is a tuff issue.
  • There is a question as to whether it is tuff either.
  • It is built of stone and tuff, with plastered facades.
  • The cliff is Tertiary period tuff and tuff breccia of volcanic origin.
  • The Himmeldunkberg comprises mainly of the volcanic rocks basalt and tuff.
  • This tuff, lapilli tuff and breccia outcrops a little to the west of the summit.

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