Ruffle
WordNet
noun
(1) A noisy fight
(2) A high tight collar
(3) A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
verb
(4) Pleat or gather into a ruffle
"Ruffle the curtain fabric"
(5) Disturb the smoothness of
"Ruffle the surface of the water"
(6) Erect or fluff up
"The bird ruffled its feathers"
(7) Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
"Shuffle the cards"
(8) Twitch or flutter
"The paper flicked"
(9) Trouble or vex
"Ruffle somebody's composure"
(10) Discompose
"This play is going to ruffle some people"
"She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
(11) To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
(12) Stir up (water) so as to form ripples
WiktionaryText
Noun
ruffle
- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.