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wind|puff — «WIHND PUHF», noun. = windgall. (Cf. ↑windgall) … Useful english dictionary
wind-puff — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : puffing of the skin about a wound caused by air that has entered (as after the caponizing of a cockerel) 2. : windgall 1 … Useful english dictionary
Puff — may refer to:In foods with high air content: *Puffed grain *Puff pastry *Cocoa Puffs *Cream puff, profiteroleIn low density objects: *Powder puff, face powder applicator *Puffs, a brand of facial tissueIn animals: *Puffer, fish in family… … Wikipedia
puff — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Danish pastry, French pastry, PR, acknowledgment, add to, adulate, advertise, advertisement, advocate, aggrandize, amplify, apotheosize, appreciation, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze,… … Moby Thesaurus
puff — Ha u, ha uha u, nui ka hanu, puhi; umo umoki (as on a cigar or pipe); haku i (as smoke); uhāuhā (as a dog or wind); ♦ puff sonorously, ūhī ūhā; ♦ puff for breath, nae, naenae; ♦ puff out, puha u, olopū, nunu. ♦ Puff of smoke, pōpō… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
wind — I. (air movement). Makani (for fig. meanings and types of winds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it). See break wind. Variable wind, makani pālua. Fair wind, makani olu olu, peawini. Wind puff, ahe lau makani, ōnini … English-Hawaiian dictionary
puff — A short blowing sound heard on auscultation, usually a systolic murmur heard over the heart. SEE ALSO: chromosome puffs. veiled p. a faint pulmonary murmur, simulating the muffled flapping of a cloth in the wind. * * * puff pəf vi … Medical dictionary
Puff — Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puff adder — Puff Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puff bird — Puff Puff, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. To every puff of wind a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
