PUFF
Definition:
- [noun] a short light gust of air
Synonyms: of air, whiff
- [noun] a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- [noun] exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- [noun] bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Synonyms: quilt, comforter
- [noun] a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
Synonyms: powder
- [noun] thick cushion used as a seat
Synonyms: ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock
- [noun] a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Synonyms: drag, pull
- [noun] forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
Synonyms: blow
- [verb] smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
Synonyms: whiff
- [verb] suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Synonyms: drag, draw
- [verb] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
Synonyms: pant, gasp, heave
- [verb] make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
- [verb] praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
Synonyms: up
- [verb] speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"
- [verb] to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
Synonyms: up, blow up, out
- [verb] blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
Synonyms: huff, chuff
- [adjective] gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
Synonyms: ed
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