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11 Words That Start With PUFF

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Word Definitions Synonyms
puff (adjective) gathered for protruding fullness Synonyms: puffed
(noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) Synonyms: drag, pull
(noun) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth Synonyms: blow
(noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt
(noun) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin Synonyms: powderpuff
(noun) thick cushion used as a seat Synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe
(noun) exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
(noun) a light inflated pastry or puff shell
(noun) a short light gust of air Synonyms: puff of air, whiff
(verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted Synonyms: gasp, heave, pant
(verb) blow hard and loudly Synonyms: chuff, huff
(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge Synonyms: blow up, puff out, puff up
(verb) speak in a blustering or scornful manner
(verb) praise extravagantly Synonyms: puff up
(verb) suck in or take (air) Synonyms: drag, draw
(verb) smoke and exhale strongly Synonyms: whiff
(verb) make proud or conceited
puffball (noun) any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature Synonyms: true puffball
(noun) any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles Synonyms: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball
puffbird (noun) brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
puffed (adjective) gathered for protruding fullness Synonyms: puff
puffer (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Synonyms: blowfish, globefish, pufferfish
(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Synonyms: blowfish, pufferfish, sea squab
pufferfish (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Synonyms: blowfish, globefish, puffer
(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Synonyms: blowfish, puffer, sea squab
puffery (noun) a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)
puffin (noun) any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
puffiness (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonyms: inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness
(noun) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement Synonyms: lump, swelling
puffing (noun) an act of forcible exhalation Synonyms: huffing, snorting
(noun) blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
puffy (adjective) being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing Synonyms: bouffant
(adjective) blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts Synonyms: gusty
(adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas Synonyms: bloated, distended, intumescent, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid

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