A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
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 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.
The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere.