Puff vs. Buff: What's the Difference?

Puff and Buff Definitions
Puff
A short forceful exhalation of breath.
Buff
A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen.
Puff
A short sudden gust of wind.
Buff
A military uniform coat made of such leather.
Puff
A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.
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Buff
A pale, light, or moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange-yellow to light yellowish brown.
Puff
A short sibilant sound produced by a puff.
Buff
A piece of soft material, such as velvet or leather, often mounted on a block and used for polishing.
Puff
An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.
Buff
One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject
A Civil War buff.
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Puff
An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.
Buff
Made or formed of buff
A buff jacket.
Puff
A swelling or rounded protuberance.
Buff
Of the color buff.
Puff
Puff pastry.
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Buff
Buff·er, buff·est Slang Having good muscle tone; physically fit and trim
Buff athletes lifting weights at the gym.
Puff
A light soft pad for applying powder or lotion.
Buff
To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.
Puff
A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.
Buff
To soften the surface of (leather) by raising a nap.
Puff
A light padded bed covering.
Buff
To make the color of buff.
Puff
An approving or flattering recommendation.
Buff
Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
Puff
A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.
Buff
A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
Puff
(Genetics) A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of RNA.
Buff
(color) A brownish yellow colour.
Puff
To blow in puffs.
Buff
A military coat made of buff leather.
Puff
To come forth in puffs
Steam puffing from an engine.
Buff
(informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject.
He’s a real history buff. He knows everything there is to know about the civil war.
Puff
To breathe forcefully and rapidly
Huffed and puffed up the stairs.
Buff
An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
I just picked up an epic damage buff! Let's go gank the other team!
Puff
To emit puffs.
Buff
(rail transport) Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
Puff
To take puffs on smoking material
Puffing on a cigar.
Buff
(colloquial) The bare skin.
To strip to the buff
Puff
To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used with up
He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.
Buff
The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.
Puff
To emit or give forth in puffs.
Buff
Any substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.
Puff
To impel with puffs.
Buff
(obsolete) A buffet; a blow.
Puff
To smoke (a cigar, for example).
Buff
(informal) A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.
Puff
To inflate or distend
The wind puffed out the sail.
Buff
(color) Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
Puff
To fill with pride or conceit
The compliment puffed up his ego.
Buff
(bodybuilding) Unusually muscular.
Puff
To publicize with often exaggerated praise
Publishers who puff their new books.
Buff
(slang) Physically attractive.
Puff
(countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
Buff
To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
He was already buffing the car's hubs.
Puff
(uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
Out of puff
Buff
To make a character or an item stronger.
The enchanter buffed the paladin to prepare him to fight the dragon.
I noticed that the pistols were buffed in the update.
Puff
(countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
Puff of smoke
Buff
(medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
Puff
(countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
Buff
To strike.
Puff
An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Buff
To stammer, stutter
Puff
The drug cannabis.
Buff
A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner.
Puff
(countable) A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
Buff
The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.
A visage rough,Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff.
Puff
A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
A sleeve with a puff at the shoulder
Buff
A military coat, made of buff leather.
Puff
(countable) A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
Cream puff
Buff
A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.
Puff
A puffball.
Buff
The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff.
To be in buff is equivalent to being naked.
Puff
A powder puff.
Buff
A buffet; a blow; - obsolete except in the phrase "Blindman's buff." See blindman's buff.
Nathless so sore a buff to him it lentThat made him reel.
Puff
A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.
Buff
Made of buff leather.
Puff
(genetics) A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.
Buff
Of the color of buff.
Puff
Life.
Buff
Firm; sturdy.
And for the good old cause stood buff,'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff.
Puff
Syn of poof: a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
Buff
To strike.
Puff
(intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
Buff
An ardent follower and admirer
Puff
(intransitive) To pant.
Buff
A soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
Puff
To advertise.
Buff
Bare skin;
Swimming in the buff
Puff
To blow as an expression of scorn.
Buff
A medium to dark tan color
Puff
To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
Buff
An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
Puff
To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
Buff
Strike, beat repeatedly;
The wind buffeted him
Puff
To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
Buff
Polish and make shiny;
Buff the wooden floors
Buff my shoes
Puff
To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
Buff
Of the color of buff leather
Puff
To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
A bladder puffed with air
Puff
To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
Puff
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
Puff
A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
Puff
Anything light and filled with air. Specifically: (a) A puffball. (b) kind of light pastry. (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
Puff
An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
Puff
To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
Puff
To blow, as an expression of scorn; - with at.
It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation.
Puff
To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.
The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing, from the chase.
Puff
To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
Puff
To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
Then came brave Glory puffing by.
Puff
To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
The clearing north will puff the clouds away.
Puff
To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
I puff the prostitute away.
Puff
To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; - often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
The sea puffed up with winds.
Puff
To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; - often with up.
Puffed up with military success.
Puff
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
Puff
Puffed up; vain.
Puff
A short light gust of air
Puff
A light inflated pastry or puff shell
Puff
Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
Puff
Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Puff
A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
Puff
Thick cushion used as a seat
Puff
A 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
Puff
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth;
He gave his nose a loud blow
He blew out all the candles with a single puff
Puff
Smoke and exhale strongly;
Puff a cigar
Whiff a pipe
Puff
Suck in or take (air);
Draw a deep breath
Draw on a cigarette
Puff
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Puff
Make proud or conceited;
The sudden fame puffed her ego
Puff
Praise extravagantly;
The critics puffed up this Broadway production
Puff
Speak in a blustering or scornful manner;
A puffing kind of man
Puff
To swell or cause to enlarge,
Her faced puffed up from the drugs
Puff
Blow hard and loudly;
He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain
Puff
Gathered for protruding fullness;
Puff sleeves