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.