"puffs" in the noun sense
1. puff, puff of air, whiff
a short light gust of air
2. puff
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
3. puff
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
4. quilt, comforter, comfort, puff
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
5. powderpuff, puff
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers for applying powder to the skin
6. ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock
thick cushion used as a seat
7. puff, drag, pull
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"
8. blow, puff
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
"he gave his nose a loud blow"
"he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
"puffs" in the verb sense
1. puff, whiff
smoke and exhale strongly
"puff a cigar"
"whiff a pipe"
2. puff, drag, draw
suck in or take (air
"draw a deep breath"
"draw on a cigarette"
3. pant, puff, gasp, heave
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
"The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
4. puff
make proud or conceited
"The sudden fame puffed her ego"
5. puff, puff up
praise extravagantly
"The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
6. puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
"A puffing kind of man"
7. puff, puff up, blow up, puff out
to swell or cause to enlarge
"Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
"puffed out chests"
8. puff, huff, chuff
blow hard and loudly
"he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
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