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puff
  1. (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
  2. (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
  3. (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
  4. (informal, countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
  5. (countable) A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality.
  6. (dated, slang) 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.
  7. A puffball.
  8. A powder puff.
  9. (uncountable, slang) The drug cannabis.
  10. (countable) A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
  11. (slang, dated, Britain) Life.
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  13. Examples:
    1. “For the first half-hour, it was hard to find a puff of wind to reach the windward mark, but gradually the wind picked up.”
      “Both books had covers that carried enthusiastic puffs from big names.”
      “I will give you a thousand examples out of the sports pages that is salesman's puff.”
puffer
  1. Someone or something that puffs.
  2. Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to puff themselves up when in danger.
  3. (slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.
  4. (cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.
  5. A manually-operated inhaler.
  6. (childish) A train; a locomotive, usually referring to steam-powered transport.
  7. (dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
  8. The common, or harbour, porpoise.
  9. A kier used in dyeing.
  10. (glassblowing) A soffietta.
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  12. Examples:
    1. “But his joy was short-lived for his body started bloating faster than a puffer fish.”
      “The toxin contained in the organs of fugu, or puffer fish, is said to be 1300 times deadlier than cyanide.”
      “On the proprietress's recommendation, I complemented the puffer with a plate of fried tofu, which was also very good.”
puffing
  1. The act of one who puffs.
  2. A puffy ornament.
  3. (law) An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “As I reached the finish line, my puffing became more pronounced and my legs felt like lead.”
puffery
  1. An act of puffing.
  2. Fulsome public praise.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Bringing attention to the absurdity and pointlessness of this provincial puffery does nothing to stop it.”
      “There has always been a fine line between legitimate puffery and misleading advertising.”
      “Everybody has individual needs, desires and habits, but commercial puffery bamboozles us with brash claims and big numbers.”
puffiness
  1. The state or quality of being puffy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “After a sleepless night, she woke up with puffiness around her eyes from the congestion of blood vessels.”
      “Fluids that get trapped in eye tissue can trigger puffiness, while excess fat in the area can produce a permanent puffy look.”
      “Her youth and beauty are still just visible beneath her thickened, scarred lips and the alcoholic puffiness of her face.”
puffinesses
puffings
pufferies
puffers
  1. plural of puffer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “After tetrodotoxin was identified in puffers, it started turning up in a variety of places around the globe.”
      “It is becoming a taboo habit now and there are far more non-smokers than puffers.”
      “Also called balloonfish, spiny puffers belong to the Tetraodontiformes, an order of fishes known for their strange structures and odd behaviors.”
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