
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)puffa light inflated pastry or puff shell (n)puffexaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) (n)powderpuff, puffa soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin (n)puff, drag, pulla slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)“he took a puff on his pipe”,
“he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly” (n)blow, puffforceful exhalation through the nose or mouth“he gave his nose a loud blow”,
“he blew out all the candles with a single puff” Verbs
(v)puff, whiffsmoke and exhale strongly“puff a cigar”,
“whiff a pipe” (v)puff, drag, drawsuck in or take (air)“draw a deep breath”,
“draw on a cigarette” (v)pant, puff, gasp, heavebreathe noisily, as when one is exhausted“The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily” (v)puffmake proud or conceited“The sudden fame puffed her ego” (v)puff, puff uppraise extravagantly“The critics puffed up this Broadway production” (v)puffspeak in a blustering or scornful manner“A puffing kind of man” (v)puff, huff, chuffblow hard and loudly“he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain” Adjectives
(s)puff, puffedgathered for protruding fullness“puff sleeves”