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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.

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

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