puff
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Is puff a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.countable
2. (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.Examples: "out of puff"Synonyms: winduncountable
3. (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.Examples: "puff of smoke"countable
4. (countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.Examples: "to every puff of wind a slave"; ""The wind we had was only an early puff! You'll see we shall have our full allowance!""countable
5. (informal, countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.Examples: "When I went to bed that night I found that I could not get to sleep. At five o'clock I got up and took a hot bath. I climbed back into bed and lighted one of the Chinese-made "Great Wall" cigars my hosts had thoughtfully provided, and sat puffing on the cigar and making notes about the events of the momentous week."Synonyms: dragcountableinformal
6. (uncountable, slang) The drug cannabis.Synonyms: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheebaslanguncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.Examples: "Still on the down line, the engine puffed away to the South, and in a few moments had disappeared in the darkness!"intransitive
2. (intransitive) To pant.Examples: "By and by comes the ass back again, Puffing and Blowing, from the Chase."; "Puffing and panting, we plodded on until within about a mile of the harbor we came upon a sight that brought us all up standing."intransitive
3. (transitive, archaic) To advertise.archaictransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary