By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
A powder puff.
A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
A puffball.
A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.
Synonym of poof: a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
The drug cannabis.
A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
To blow as an expression of scorn.
To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
To pant.
To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
To drive with a puff, or with puffs.