Noun

• S: (n) puff (puff%1:19:00::), puff of air (puff_of_air%1:19:00::), whiff (whiff%1:19:00::) (a short light gust of air)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) gust (gust%1:19:00::), blast (blast%1:19:00::), blow (blow%1:19:00::) (a strong current of air) "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
• S: (n) wind (wind%1:19:00::), air current (air_current%1:19:01::), current of air (current_of_air%1:19:00::) (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure) "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
• S: (n) weather (weather%1:19:00::), weather condition (weather_condition%1:19:00::), conditions (conditions%1:19:00::), atmospheric condition (atmospheric_condition%1:19:00::) (the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation) "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
• S: (n) atmospheric phenomenon (atmospheric_phenomenon%1:19:00::) (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)
• S: (n) physical phenomenon (physical_phenomenon%1:19:00::) (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
• S: (n) natural phenomenon (natural_phenomenon%1:19:00::) (all phenomena that are not artificial)
• S: (n) phenomenon (phenomenon%1:03:00::) (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
• S: (n) process (process%1:03:00::), physical process (physical_process%1:03:00::) (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states) "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
• S: (n) physical entity (physical_entity%1:03:00::) (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) whiff (whiff%1:05:00::) (a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil)
• S: (n) whiff (whiff%1:04:00::) (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) strikeout (strikeout%1:04:00::) (an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes)
• S: (n) whiff (whiff%1:04:00::) (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) sniff (sniff%2:39:00::), whiff (whiff%2:39:00::) (perceive by inhaling through the nose) "sniff the perfume"
• S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:38:00::) (drive or carry as if by a puff of air) "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
• S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:35:00::) (strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third)
• S: (v) puff (puff%2:34:01::), whiff (whiff%2:34:02::) (smoke and exhale strongly) "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"