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puff

/pʌf/

noun

Meaning

  • The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.

noun

Meaning

  • A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

noun

Meaning

  • A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.

  • The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.

    "out of puff"

  • A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.

    "puff of smoke"

  • A sudden gust.

  • An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.

  • A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.

  • A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.

  • A puffball.

  • A powder puff.

  • The drug cannabis.

  • A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.

    "cream puff"

  • Life.

  • A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.

    "a sleeve with a puff at the shoulder"

  • A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.

Synonyms

cream puff,
pastry,
drag,
wind