ETYM See Puff (n.).
Gathered for protruding fullness; SYN. puffed.

ETYM Akin to German and Swed. puff a blow, Dan. puf, Dutch pof; of imitative origin. Related to Buffet.
1. A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); SYN. drag, pull.
2. A short light gust of air; SYN. puff of air, whiff.
3. A light inflated pastry or puff shell.
4. Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes).

1. To blow hard and loudly; SYN. huff, chuff.
2. To make proud or conceited
3. To praise extravagantly; SYN. puff up.
4. To smoke with puffs
5. To speak in a blustering or scornful manner
6. To suck in or take, as of air; draw on a cigarette; SYN. puff up, blow up, puff out.

Large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed; SYN. Bitis arietans.
Variety of adder, a poisonous snake.

An assistive computer technology for people with mobility impairments. A puff and sip device is a head-mounted alternative to using a mouse or keyboard. For mouse functionality, the device allows a user to move the mouse pointer without using his or her hands by puffing air into a tube.

Batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings; SYN. pouf paste, pate a choux.

A pastry dough containing many alternating layers of butter and dough or the light flaky pastry made from it — called also puff paste

To make larger or distend.

Dough used for very light flaky rich pastries; SYN. pate feuillete.

Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature; SYN. true puffball.
Globulous fruiting body of certain fungi (see fungus) that cracks with maturity, releasing the enclosed spores in the form of a brown powder; for example, the common puffball Lycoperdon perlatum.

Brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers.