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puff
gathered for protruding fullness
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- F
- Contains
- UF
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
gathered for protruding fullness
“puff sleeves”
noun
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
“he gave his nose a loud blow”
noun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
“he took a puff on his pipe”
noun
thick cushion used as a seat
noun
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
noun
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
noun
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
noun
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
noun
a short light gust of air
verb
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
“The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”
verb
blow hard and loudly
“he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain”
verb
to swell or cause to enlarge
“Her faced puffed up from the drugs”
verb
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
“A puffing kind of man”
verb
praise extravagantly
“The critics puffed up this Broadway production”
verb
smoke and exhale strongly
“puff a cigar”
verb
suck in or take (air)
“draw a deep breath”
verb
make proud or conceited
“The sudden fame puffed her ego”
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Example Sentences
puff sleeves
he gave his nose a loud blow
he blew out all the candles with a single puff
he took a puff on his pipe
he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain
Her faced puffed up from the drugs
puffed out chests
A puffing kind of man
The critics puffed up this Broadway production
puff a cigar
whiff a pipe
draw a deep breath
draw on a cigarette
The sudden fame puffed her ego
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