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Meanings of puff in English

Catalan
puf

Thick cushion used as a seat.

        puf
        Portuguese
        colcha
        Catalan
        edredó

        Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together.

              colcha
              Catalan
              bafarada

              A short light gust of air.

                    bafarada
                    Catalan
                    pipada

                    A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

                          pipada
                          Usage of puff in English
                          1
                          Then proceed in the manner explained for the making of puff paste.
                          Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
                          2
                          The woman was putting the powder puff away in her jet bag.
                          Three Soldiers
                          3
                          So let other countries puff their chests with empty slogans about rights.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          They never quite had enough puff to make it mainstream, until recently.
                          The Daily Telegraph
                          5
                          A puff of wind fanned his cheek; the sail filled and drew.
                          Driftwood Spars / The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Cert...
                          6
                          Note the quantity of flour and water used in cream puff mixture.
                          School and Home Cooking
                          7
                          A good, commercial puff pastry will do very well for the dough.
                          Arabesque: a taste of morocco, turkey, and lebanon
                          8
                          The cushion turned in midair into a puff of bright white fire.
                          The Winds of Time
                          9
                          But the Devil and all is in that puff from the sou'east.
                          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 / A Magazin...
                          10
                          A moment later, the airlock door opened in a puff of atmosphere.
                          Caliban's War
                          11
                          The green boughs of that tree hid the little puff of smoke.
                          The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon
                          12
                          Ultimately, I settled on two go-to styles: the twist-out and the puff.
                          Ebony
                          13
                          He glanced over them in turn, and commenced leisurely the puff contemplative.
                          Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
                          14
                          A puff of dust arose before the nose of the leading dog.
                          Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
                          15
                          A puff of smoke belched from the port bow of the warship.
                          Ralph Granger's Fortunes
                          16
                          A warm puff of air wandered in on them now and again.
                          The Trespasser
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                          Translations for puff
                          Spanish
                          hinchar
                          Puff through the time
                          Puff across language varieties
                          South Africa
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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