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 |
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 |
hognose snake puff adder sand viper | harmless North American snake with upturned nose, may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed |
puff adder Bitis arietans | large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed |
ottoman pouf pouffe puff hassock | thick cushion used as a seat |
pastry cart | a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant patrons |
powderpuff puff | a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers, for applying powder to the skin |
quilt comforter comfort puff | bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together |
puff | exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) |
pastry | any of various baked foods made of dough or batter |
pastry pastry dough | a dough of flour and water and shortening |
French pastry | sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste |
puff paste pate feuillete | dough used for very light flaky rich pastries |
puff batter pouf paste pate a choux | batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings |
puff | a light inflated pastry or puff shell |
cream puff chou | puff filled with cream or custard |
danish danish pastry | light sweet yeastaised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese |
pastry cook | a chef who specializes in pastry |
puff puff of air whiff | a short light gust of air |
pant puff gasp heave | breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted, The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily |
puff huff chuff | blow hard and loudly, he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain |
puff puff up blow up puff out | to swell or cause to enlarge, Her faced puffed up from the drugs, puffed out chests |
puff up | make larger or distend, The estimates were puffed up |
puff | speak in a blustering or scornful manner, A puffing kind of man |
puff puff up | praise extravagantly, The critics puffed up this Broadway production |
puff whiff | smoke and exhale strongly, puff a cigar, whiff a pipe |
puff drag draw | suck in or take (air), draw a deep breath, draw on a cigarette |
puff | make proud or conceited, The sudden fame puffed her ego |
swell puff up | become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger, The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son |
powder-puff | used of competitive activities in which only women take part, powder-puff baseball, a powder-puff football game |
puff puffed | gathered for protruding fullness, puff sleeves |