puff

puff is a 4-letter English word with 34 senses as noun, transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 34 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
2. noun. Anything light and filled with air.
3. noun. A puffball.
4. noun. a kind of light pastry.
5. noun. A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
6. noun. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
7. noun. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
8. noun. To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.
9. noun. To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.
10. noun. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
11. noun. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
12. transitive verb. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
13. transitive verb. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
14. transitive verb. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
15. transitive verb. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; -- often with up.
16. transitive verb. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
17. adjective. Puffed up; vain.
18. noun. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

    "he gave his nose a loud blow"

    "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

    Synonyms: blow

19. noun. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

    "he took a puff on his pipe"

    "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

    Synonyms: drag, pull

20. noun. thick cushion used as a seat

    Synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe

21. noun. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

    Synonyms: powderpuff

22. noun. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

    Synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt

23. noun. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
24. noun. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
25. noun. a short light gust of air

    Synonyms: whiff

26. verb. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

    "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

    Synonyms: gasp, heave, pant

27. verb. blow hard and loudly

    "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

    Synonyms: chuff, huff

28. verb. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"

    "puffed out chests"

29. verb. speak in a blustering or scornful manner

    "A puffing kind of man"

30. verb. praise extravagantly

    "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"

31. verb. smoke and exhale strongly

    "puff a cigar"

    "whiff a pipe"

    Synonyms: whiff

32. verb. suck in or take (air)

    "draw a deep breath"

    "draw on a cigarette"

    Synonyms: drag, draw

33. verb. make proud or conceited

    "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

34. adjective. gathered for protruding fullness

    "puff sleeves"

    Synonyms: puffed

Synonyms

blow, drag, pull, hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, powderpuff, comfort, comforter, quilt, whiff, gasp, heave, pant, chuff, huff, draw, puffed

Common word forms

puffs, puffed, puffer, puffing

Words from these letters

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