Unscramble puffs

Definition of puff

adjective:

• gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves". Synonyms: puffed.

noun:

• a short light gust of air. Synonyms: puff of air, whiff.
• a light inflated pastry or puff shell.
• exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes).
• bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together. Synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt.
• a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin. Synonyms: powderpuff.
• thick cushion used as a seat. Synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe.
• 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.
• 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.

verb:

• smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar", "whiff a pipe". Synonyms: whiff.
• suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath", "draw on a cigarette". Synonyms: drag, draw.
• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily". Synonyms: gasp, heave, pant.
• make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego".
• praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production". Synonyms: puff up.
• speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man".
• to swell or cause to enlarge,; "Her faced puffed up from the drugs", "puffed out chests". Synonyms: blow up, puff out, puff up.
• blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain". Synonyms: chuff, huff.

Related words

chou, duvet, eiderdown, insufflation, patchwork, toke.

Words nearby

buff, cuff, duff, guff, huff, luff, muff, puffy, ruff, tuff.

Rhymes with

bluff, buff, cuff, duff, enough, enough, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, muff, rebuff, rebuff, rough, ruf, ruff, scuff, slough, snuff.