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)
• 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)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) out (out%1:04:00::) ((baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball) "you only get 3 outs per inning"
• S: (n) failure (failure%1:04:00::) (an act that fails) "his failure to pass the test"
• S: (n) nonaccomplishment (nonaccomplishment%1:04:00::), nonachievement (nonachievement%1:04:00::) (an act that does not achieve its intended goal)
• S: (n) act (act%1:03:00::), deed (deed%1:03:00::), human action (human_action%1:03:00::), human activity (human_activity%1:03:00::) (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (event%1:03:00::) (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (psychological_feature%1:03:00::) (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::) (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• 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
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) whiff (whiff%2:35:00::) [Related to: whiff] (strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third)
• derivationally related form
• Overview
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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"
• S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"