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English Definitions
puff
N
a short light gust of air
puff
N
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
puff
N
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
puff
N
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
puff
N
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
puff
N
thick cushion used as a seat
puff
N
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
puff
N
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
puff
V
smoke and exhale strongly
puff
V
suck in or take (air)
puff
V
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
puff
V
make proud or conceited
puff
V
praise extravagantly
puff
V
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
puff
V
to swell or cause to enlarge,
puff
V
blow hard and loudly
puff
gathered for protruding fullness
N
large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
puff adder
N
harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
N
batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings
N
a short light gust of air
V
to swell or cause to enlarge,
N
dough used for very light flaky rich pastries
puff up
V
make larger or distend
puff up
V
to swell or cause to enlarge,
puff up
V
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
puff up
V
praise extravagantly
N
any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
puffball
N
any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
N
brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
puffed
gathered for protruding fullness
puffed rice
N
puffy rice kernels
puffer
N
delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
puffer
N
any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
N
delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
pufferfish
N
any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
N
a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)
puffin
N
any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
N
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
puffiness
N
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
puffing
N
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
puffing
N
an act of forcible exhalation
N
small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
puffy
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
puffy
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
puffy
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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