English to English
puff
(p/@/f
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adjective (a)
- Puffed up; vain.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell(noun.food)source: wordnet30
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth(noun.act)Example:
He blew out all the candles with a single puff.
source: wordnet30 - A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
verb (v)
- make proud or conceited(verb.emotion)Example:
The sudden fame puffed her ego.
source: wordnet30 - praise extravagantly(verb.communication)Example:
The critics puffed up this Broadway production.
source: wordnet30 - speak in a blustering or scornful manner(verb.communication)Example:
A puffing kind of man.
source: wordnet30 - To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.(verb)source: webster1913
- To drive with a puff, or with puffs.(verb)source: webster1913