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puff
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,meteorology,housing
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[ verb ] suck in or take, as of air
Examples "draw a deep breath" draw on a cigarette" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Rachel wore a smart hat and , because she had been warned recently about smoking , puffed at her cigarettes through a long ivory holder stained with lipstick . |
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[ verb ] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Examples "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)By then one begins to notice the middle-age spread ; the gray hairs , the eyeglasses , bodies that are too thin or too heavy ; the fading signs of old beauty ; the athlete of by-gone years who wears a size 46 suit and puffs when he has finished a sentence of any length ; then , it is time to break it up and move_on . |
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[ noun ] exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
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[ noun ] a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Examples "he took a puff on his pipe" "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" Related terms |
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[ verb ] speak in a blustering or scornful manner
Examples "A puffing kind of man" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a light inflated pastry or puff shell
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[ noun ] (meteorology) a short light gust of air
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[ noun ] a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19483
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[ noun ] forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
Synonyms Examples "he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" Related terms |
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