breath | the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing, he took a deep breath and dived into the pool, he was fighting to his last breath |
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 |
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) |
hint intimation breath | an indirect suggestion, not a breath of scandal ever touched her |
breath of fresh air | a welcome relief, the new management was like a breath of fresh air |
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 |
puffed rice | puffy rice kernels |
puffed wheat | puffy wheat berries |
breath | a slight movement of the air, there wasn't a breath of air in the room |
puff puff of air whiff | a short light gust of air |
baby's breath babies'-breath Gypsophila paniculata | tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers |
wild madder white madder white bedstraw infant's-breath false baby's breath Galium mollugo | Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers, naturalized in North America |
shortness of breath SOB breathlessness | a dyspneic condition |
breath | the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration, his sour breath offended her |
breath breather breathing place breathing space breathing spell breathing time | a short respite |
breathe take a breath respire suspire | draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs, I can breathe better when the air is clean, The patient is respiring |
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 |
rest breathe catch one's breath take a breather | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
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 |
in the same breath | simultaneously, she praised and criticized him in the same breath |