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1.
gathered for protruding fullness
puff sleeves
'puff' - used as a noun
2.
a short light gust of air
3.
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
4.
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
5.
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
6.
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
7.
thick cushion used as a seat
8.
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
he took a puff on his pipe
9.
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
he blew out all the candles with a single puff
'puff' - used as a verb
10.
smoke and exhale strongly
puff a cigar
11.
suck in or take (air)
12.
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
13.
make proud or conceited
The sudden fame puffed her ego
14.
praise extravagantly
The critics puffed up this Broadway production
15.
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
A puffing kind of man
16.
to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
puffed out chests
17.
blow hard and loudly
he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain
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derived forms
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1. Puff / Plural
puffs
2. Puff / Past
puffed
3. Puff / Third Person
puffs
4. Puff / Present Participle
puffing
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