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The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
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A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
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A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
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The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
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out of puff
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A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
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puff of smoke
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A sudden gust.
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An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
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A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
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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.
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A puffball.
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A powder puff.
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The drug cannabis.
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A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
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cream puff
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Life.
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A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
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a sleeve with a puff at the shoulder
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A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.
Examples of puff in a Sentence
He turned and stalked away, disappearing with a puff of cool breeze.
The soft puff of breath on her neck indicated he was still asleep.
The bird is boiled for the sake of the fat, which is used by the heavendoctors to puff on their bodies, and to anoint their lightning-rods."
Then he vanishes in a puff of smoke....
A large powder puff caressed his rear adding a fragile scent of spring flowers to this unbelievable pleasure.
I am a big fan of ready made frozen puff pastry.
The pretty puff sleeves also have matching embroidered panels.
Press the puff pastry down to help seal the pastry.
Huff and puff a little, break a sweat, but that's about it.
Taking pictures proved to be very challenging due to their incessant movement at the slightest puff of wind!
A quick puff of breath opens the chamber which is allowed to fall away from the blower to produce this pendant bulb shape.
The powder puff was only needed once, to minimize the lens flare from Steve Castle's head.
Wild mushroom & goat's cheese puff pastry is a typical vegetarian option.
We had puff adders around, and if their venom enters your system, you have 12 hours to live.
Both are made from light puff pastry folded around the topping and sprinkled with cheese.
Tastier was the accompanying braised leg meat in a puff pastry tartlet.
The optometrist is also likely to use a non-contact tonometer to blow a puff of air at the eye to measure internal pressure.
All the sufferers, however, were wise enough to abstain from talking about their beatings, except Osborne, the most rapacious and brutal of booksellers, who proclaimed everywhere that he had been knocked down by the huge fellow whom he had hired to puff the Harleian Library.
Sometimes an infected bite can abscess and actually puff up with a growth that looks like a large pimple or boil.
Loose powder is applied with a makeup brush or powder puff; however it is important to shake off excess powder from the applicator if you want that sheer, light coverage.
Applying your powder with a brush rather than a powder puff is preferred.
This powder comes with a luxuriant puff.
The slumber ball is one big puff of comfort for your cat, and since it's washable, your cat can reuse it for years to come.
Virtually all loose powders are applied simply and efficiently with a powder brush or puff.
After your face has been properly cleansed and moisturized, you can use the provided powder puff to apply the powder on top of your favorite Shiseido foundation.
The chef would then have to fold the dough and chill it several times until the puff pastry is read to be used.
But groups like MBM Food Distributor can offer chefs the option to purchase pre-made puff pastry that can be used for appetizers, saving the chef time.
A good example of how puff pastries save the chef time happens when the cook opens a number 10 can of pre-cooked sweet potatoes, drains them, and places them in a bowl.
Then the chef takes a few sheets of the pre-made puff pastry and cuts them into 3-inch squares and places a few tablespoons of the sweet potato mixture in one corner of the pastry, folding the pastry over to form a filled triangle.
Soups may also be garnished with cubes of bread or puff paste buttered and browned in the oven or fried in deep fat.
These are margarines made just for use in baking Danish and another that's made just for use in baking puff pastry.
On a floured surface, let the puff pastry come to room temperature.
Fold the puff pastry sheet in half so it is now 6x12.
You can always add small crab cakes, puff pastry stuffed with seafood salad, any selection of dumplings, spanakopita, Hummus, small sandwitches, Salsa, or deviled eggs.
This shirt is rather charming with the bride of Frankenstein blowing a kiss that gives way to a puff of skulls and pink hearts.
Whether you call him "Puffy," "Puff Daddy," "P.Diddy," or just plain "Diddy," he's easily one of the most recognizable musicians by both name and looks.
Simply purchase blank T's and pick up some puff paint, iron-on transfers, patches, buttons, and anything else you think of.
In addition, the popular jacket comes with stud rivets and shanks, puff sleeves, contrasting stitching, two front pockets with flap detailing, and extended three-button cuffs.
During the Civil War period, women's and girls' dresses had modest collars, and usually had long sleeves, sometimes with a puff at the shoulder.
The striped Spyder Bitsy Duffy Puff Jacket is a lively choice for a ski jacket.
Puff jackets are popular for both boys and girls, with the style being perhaps slightly more popular for boys.
Beware, especially, of pockets that puff out mid-thigh.
Splay the game out on two screens, puff up the single player and sprinkle with a sweet pinch of free online play and you've got a mega hit for the DS.
The patient is asked to raise eyebrows, wrinkle forehead, close eyes, frown, smile, puff cheeks, purse lips, whistle, and contract chin muscles.
Pneumatic otoscope-An otoscope that can also produce a small puff of air that vibrates the eardrum.
One day before your dinner, you could take a sweet potato puff recipe and pipe it into a tray of mini muffin tins.
The fun part of this tart is that it can be made with either puff pastry or pie dough, either of which can be bought pre-made at the store.
Once you have your puff pastry or pie dough, all you need is some apples, sugar, and a 10-inch skillet.
You want shorts that will continue to skim the body, rather than puff up and then drag you down.
Puff sleeves will add width to your shoulders as well, and that puffy sleeve look can be incorporated in both long-sleeved and short-sleeve styles.