A faint representation; an adumbration.
Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
A flag used as a signal.
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
The name of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
A slight attack or touch.
A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
From the batter's perspective: a strike.
An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
Having a strong or unpleasant odour.
Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.
To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
To smell; to sniff.
To fail spectacularly.
In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.