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