Bluff
Encyclopedia
Bluff may refer to:
Australia
Canada
Cayman Islands
New Zealand
South Africa
St. Helena
United States
Mars
- a type of deceptionDeceptionDeception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, bad faith, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth . Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment...
- an empty boast
Geography
- a very steep and broad hillHillA hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
or small cliffCliffIn geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
, frequently next to a river or ocean - feeder bluffFeeder bluffThe geomorphological term feeder bluff is not a standard, widely-accepted geologic term; its use has been limited to the Puget Sound region. The concept was apparently first discussed at Western Washington University...
Australia
- Bluff, QueenslandBluff, QueenslandBluff is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Capricorn Highway, in the Central Highlands Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane...
, a town in Queensland
Canada
- A small grouping of trees (usage mostly in ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
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Cayman Islands
- The Bluff (Cayman Islands)The Bluff (Cayman Islands)The Bluff is the highest point of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory located in the Caribbean, with an altitude of 43 metres . It is located on the eastern shores of Cayman Brac.-External links: , Geonames.com....
, the highest point of the Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsThe Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
, located on the island of Cayman BracCayman BracCayman Brac is an island that is part of the Cayman Islands. It lies in the Caribbean Sea about 90 miles northeast of Grand Cayman and 5 miles east of Little Cayman. It is about 12 miles long, with an average width of 1 mile...
New Zealand
- Bluff, New ZealandBluff, New ZealandBluff is a town and seaport in the Southland region, on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the southern-most town in New Zealand and, despite Slope Point being further to the south, is colloquially used to refer to the southern extremity of the country...
, a town and seaport in the South Island
South Africa
- Bluff, KwaZulu-NatalBluff, KwaZulu-NatalBluff or The Bluff is a residential suburb of Durban, eThekwini metropolitan municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. One of five such suburbs in the South Durban Basin, the community is situated on a promontory that is one of the main enclosing elements of Durban Harbour from the...
, a geographical region of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal
St. Helena
- The Bluff, a bluff on the island of St. Helena
United States
- Pine Bluff, ArkansasPine Bluff, ArkansasPine Bluff is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area...
- The Bluff (Atlanta)The Bluff (Atlanta)The Bluff is an approximately 1.5-mile-square neighborhood northwest of Downtown Atlanta. The Bluff is bounded by Donald L. Hollowell Parkway to the north, Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. and the Atlanta University Center to the south, Northside Dr. and Downtown Atlanta to the east and Joseph E....
, a westside neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia - Bluffs, IllinoisBluffs, IllinoisBluffs is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 748 at the 2000 census. It was briefly the location of the WJJY TV Mast, the tallest structure built to that date in Illinois....
, a village - Council Bluffs, IowaCouncil Bluffs, IowaCouncil Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...
, a city - Bluffs, IndianaBluffs, IndianaBluffs is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
, an unincorporated place - Bluff (Pittsburgh)Bluff (Pittsburgh)The Bluff or Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and just a short trip across the Monongahela River is the city's South Side, which is home to a flourishing...
, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood also known as Uptown - Bluff City, TennesseeBluff City, TennesseeBluff City is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,733 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol –Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical...
- "The Bluff City", a nickname for Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, TennesseeMemphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
- Bluff, TexasBluff, TexasBluff is an unincorporated community in central Fayette County, Texas, United States....
, a settlement - Bluff, UtahBluff, UtahBluff is a census-designated place in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bluff is located at , in the scenic and very sparsely populated southeastern Utah canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau.According to the United States Census Bureau, the...
, a town - Bluff Siding, WisconsinBluff Siding, WisconsinBluff Siding is an unincorporated community located in the town of Buffalo, in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.-Notes:...
, an unincorporated community
Mars
- Bluff, a crater on Mars named after the New Zealand town (see List of craters on Mars)
Entertainment
- Bluff (poker)Bluff (poker)In the card game of poker, a bluff is a bet or raise made with a hand which is not thought to be the best hand. To bluff is to make such a bet. The objective of a bluff is to induce a fold by at least one opponent who holds a better hand. The size and frequency of a bluff determines its...
, a tactic in the game of poker - Bluff MagazineBluff MagazineBluff Magazine is an American magazine specializing in the game of poker. Separate editions are also published for Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia....
, covering poker news, strategy, and major tournaments - A slang term for liar's diceLiar's diceLiar's dice, or Liar dice, with roots originating in South America and popularized in early Spanish History, was brought to Spain by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro during the 16th century. It became extremely popular in Hong Kong and consequencially China...
, a dice game - "Bluff" (Prison Break episode), an episode of the television series Prison Break
- Bluff (play), by Jeffrey SweetJeffrey SweetJeffrey Sweet is an American writer, journalist, songwriter and theatre historian. Sweet's father was the late James Sweet, a science writer for the University of Chicago who aided Supreme Court chief justice Earl Warren in drafting two anti-McCarthy speeches; his mother is violinist Vivian...
- Bluff (film)Bluff (film)Bluff is a 2007 Canadian comedy film. It was directed, written and produced by Simon Olivier Fecteau and Marc-André Lavoie.- Plot :* A building inspector finds a shocking discovery in the basement to a building that is about to be destroyed...
, a 2007 Canadian film nominated for a Genie Award - Bluff (TV series)Bluff (TV series)Bluff was a Canadian television game show hosted by Mike Darrow which aired on CBC Television on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 between October 6, 1976 and April 27, 1977. Produced by Riff Markowitz and co-ordinating producer was Jack Budgell....
, a Canadian game show from the 1970s