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.
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