puffiness

puff

P0649600 (pŭf)n.1. a. A short forceful exhalation of breath.b. A short sudden gust of wind.c. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.d. A short sibilant sound produced by a puff.2. An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.3. An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.4. A swelling or rounded protuberance.5. Puff pastry.6. A light soft pad for applying powder or lotion.7. A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.8. A light padded bed covering.9. a. An approving or flattering recommendation.b. A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.10. Genetics A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of RNA.v. puffed, puff·ing, puffs v.intr.1. To blow in puffs.2. To come forth in puffs: steam puffing from an engine.3. To breathe forcefully and rapidly: huffed and puffed up the stairs.4. To emit puffs.5. To take puffs on smoking material: puffing on a cigar.6. To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used with up: He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.v.tr.1. To emit or give forth in puffs.2. To impel with puffs.3. To smoke (a cigar, for example).4. To inflate or distend: The wind puffed out the sail.5. To fill with pride or conceit: The compliment puffed up his ego.6. To publicize with often exaggerated praise: publishers who puff their new books.

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[From Middle English puffen, to puff, from Old English pyffan, perhaps of imitative origin.]

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puff′i·ly adv.puff′i·ness n.puff′y adj.

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Noun	1.	puffiness - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargementswelling, lumpspermatocele - a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoasymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseaseenlargement - the state of being enlargedbloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gasbunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toedropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavitieshaematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele - swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)intumescence, intumescency - swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)iridoncus - swelling of the iris of the eyelymphogranuloma - swelling of a lymph nodeoscheocele, oscheocoele - swelling of the scrotumtumidity, tumidness - slight swelling of an organ or part
	2.	puffiness - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanityostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, ostentation, inflationinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

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