King James Bible Dictionary

PUFF, noun

1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; a quick forcible blast; a whiff.

2. A sudden and short blast of wind.

3. A fungous ball filled with dust.

4. Any thing light and porous, or something swelled and light; as puff-paste.

5. A substance of loose texture, used to sprinkle powder on the hair.

6. A tumid or exaggerated statement or commendation.

PUFF, verb intransitive

1. To drive air from the mouth in a single and quick blast.

2. To swell the cheeks with air.

3. To blow as an expression of scorn or contempt.

It is really to defy heaven, to puff at damnation.

4. To breathe with vehemence, as after violent exertion.

The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing from the chase.

5. To do or move with hurry, agitation and a tumid, bustling appearance.

Then came brave glory puffing by.

6. To swell with air; to dilate or inflate.

PUFF, verb transitive To drive with a blast of wind or air; as, the north wind puffs away the clouds.

1. To swell; to inflate; to dilate with air; as a bladder puffed with air.

The sea puffed up with winds.

2. To swell; to inflate; to blow up; as puffed up with pride, vanity or conceit; to puff up with praise or flattery.

3. To drive with a blast in scorn or contempt.

I puff the prostitute away.

4. To praise with exaggeration; as to puff a pamphlet.

PUFF-BALL, noun A fungus or mushroom full of dust, of the genus Lycoperdon.

PUFF'ED, participle passive Driven out suddenly, as air or breath; blown up; swelled with air; inflated with vanity or pride; praised.

PUFF'ER, noun One that puffs; one that praises with noisy commendation.

PUFF'IN, noun A water fowl of the genus Alca or auk.

1. A kind of fish.

2. A kind of fungus with dust; a fuzzball.

PUFF'IN-APPLE, noun A sort of apple so called.

PUFF'ING, participle present tense Driving out the breath with a single, sudden blast; blowing up; inflating; praising pompously.

PUFF'INGLY, adverb Tumidly; with swell.

1. With vehement breathing or shortness of breath.

PUFF'Y, adjective Swelled with air or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; as a puffy tumor.

1. Tumid; turgid; bombastic; as a puffy style.