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puff British & World English

a short, explosive burst of breath or wind

cream puff British & World English

a cake made of puff pastry filled with cream

powder puff British & World English

a soft pad for applying powder to the skin, especially the face

puff adder British & World English

a large, sluggish, mainly nocturnal African viper which inflates the upper part of its body and hisses loudly when under threat

puff pastry British & World English

light flaky pastry, used for pie crusts, canapés, and sweet pastries

puff piece British & World English

a newspaper article or item on a television show using exaggerated praise to advertise or promote a celebrity, book, or event

puff sleeve British & World English

a short sleeve gathered at the top and cuff and full in the middle

puff and blow in puff British & World English

breathe in gasps during or after exertion

huff British & World English

blow out air loudly on account of exertion

puffball British & World English

a fungus that produces a spherical or pear-shaped fruiting body which ruptures when ripe to release a cloud of spores

puff-back shrike in puffback (also puff-back shrike) British & World English

a small black-and-white African shrike, the male of which displays by puffing up the feathers of the lower back

puffback (also puff-back shrike) British & World English

a small black-and-white African shrike, the male of which displays by puffing up the feathers of the lower back

puff adder in adder1 British & World English

used in names of snakes that are similar or related to the adder, e.g. death adder, puff adder

puff English-French

bouffée f

puff English-Italian

soffio m

puff1 English-Spanish

ráfaga

Puff2 German-English

knocking shop

puff pastry English-French

pâte f feuilletée

puff pastry English-German

Blätterteig

cream puff English-Italian

sfogliatina

puff pastry English-Italian

pasta f sfoglia

puff up English-French

se hérisser

puff at English-Italian

tirare boccate da

puff out English-Italian

lasciare senza fiato

puff up English-Italian

arruffarsi

puff out English-Spanish

inflar, hinchar

puff up English-Spanish

hincharse

to puff at in puff English-French

tirer des bouffées de

huff and puff in huff English-German

schnaufen und keuchen

puff [and blow] in puff English-German

schnaufen [und keuchen]

to puff out smoke in puff English-French

lancer des bouffées de fumée