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Words related to puff |
Related / Similar Words:
blow, drag, pull, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock, powderpuff, quilt, comforter, puff of air, whiff, pant, gasp, heave, huff, chuff, puff up, blow up, puff out, draw, puffed
Definition: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff";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";thick cushion used as a seat;a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin;bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together;exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes);a light inflated pastry or puff shell;a short light gust of air;breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily";blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain";to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs";speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man";praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production";smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe";suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette";make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego";gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves";
Hyponyms: insufflation, toke, eiderdown, duvet, continental quilt, patchwork, patchwork quilt, cream puff, chou
Entailments: smoke
Part Meronyms: smoke, smoking
Derivational Morphology:
huff, chuff, pant, gasp, heave, blow, drag, draw, whiff, comfort, ease, quilt, puff up, panting, heaving, puffing, huffing, snorting, puffer, blowfish, globefish, pull
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