A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
A powder puff.
A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
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.
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.
A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
A snorkel parka.
A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
To use a snorkel.