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Noun
S:
(n)
puff (puff%1:19:00::)
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puff of air (puff_of_air%1:19:00::)
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whiff (whiff%1:19:00::)
(a short light gust of air)
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)
Verb
S:
(v)
sniff (sniff%2:39:00::)
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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
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
smoke (smoke%2:34:00::)
(inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes)
"We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
S:
(v)
use (use%2:34:02::)
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habituate (habituate%2:34:00::)
(take or consume (regularly or habitually))
"She uses drugs rarely"
S:
(v)
consume (consume%2:34:00::)
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ingest (ingest%2:34:00::)
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take in (take_in%2:34:00::)
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take (take%2:34:00::)
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have (have%2:34:00::)
(serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
puff (puff%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
puff
] (a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke))
"he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
W:
(n)
puffing (puffing%1:04:02::)
[Related to:
puff
] (blowing tobacco smoke out into the air)
"they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
S:
(n)
puffing (puffing%1:04:02::)
(blowing tobacco smoke out into the air)
"they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
S:
(v)
whiff (whiff%2:32:00::)
(utter with a puff of air)
"whiff out a prayer"