puff
A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouthA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
» I want a dozen cream puffs.
Ich hätte gern zwölf Windbeutel.
Meaning
16 senses(countable)A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
Hauch, Atemstoß, Windstoß
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
(slang, uncountable)The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
out of puff
Puste, Atem
дыхалкаdyxalka
(countable)A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
puff of smoke
Sprühstoß, Hub
(countable)A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
(countable, informal)An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Zug
затя́жкаzatjážka
(slang, uncountable)The drug cannabis.
Gras
травкаtravka, анашаanaša
(countable)A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
(countable, uncountable)A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
a sleeve with a puff at the shoulder
(countable)A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
cream puff
Windbeutel
профитрольprofitrolʹ
(countable, uncountable)A puffball.
(countable, uncountable)A powder puff.
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price.
Examples
46 sentencesI want a dozen cream puffs.
deIch hätte gern zwölf Windbeutel.
The man puffed smoke into her face.
ruМужчина выдохнул ей в лицо дым.
deDer Mann blies Rauch in ihr Gesicht.
Please give me a dozen cream puffs.
Puffed sleeves are so fashionable now.
Tom puffed on his pipe.
ruТом покуривал трубку.
deTom paffte seine Pfeife.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English puff, puf, from Old English pyf (“a blast of wind, puff”), from Proto-From Middle English puff, puf, from Old English pyf (“a blast of wind, puff”), from Proto-West Germanic *puf(f)- (“to blow, puff”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Dutch puf (“puff, wind, fart”), Middle Low German puf, pof (“puff”).
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Forms
plural: puffsSynonyms
70 synonyms- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke):dragpull
- a short light gust of air:puff of airwhiff
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth:blow
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin:powderpuff
- thick cushion used as a seat:ottomanpoufpouffehassock
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together:quiltcomfortercomfort
Word family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable