Phrase Hound found 44 phrases and 42 compound words that contain puff. The most common are listed below. Open puff in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 44
- puff pastryA light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.
- puff upTo inflate with air.
- cream puffA light, hollow pastry typically filled with cream or custard.
- puff adderAny viper or adder in genus Bitis,
- powder puffA ball or pad of soft material used for the application of cosmetic powder to the face.
- puff pieceA journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerated praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary.
- cheese puffA puffed corn snack, coated with cheese-flavored powder.
- love in a puffA flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds with a heart-shaped mark (Cardiospermum halicacabum).
- curry puffA Southeast Asian snack, a small pie consisting of curry with chicken and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell.
- pizza puffA dough pouch filled with the ingredients of a pizza, such as cheese, pizza sauce, sausage, and pepperoni, and usually deep-fried.
- puff outTo inflate.
- huff and puffTo breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.
- puff the magic dragonTo smoke marijuana.
- crab puffA ball of crab meat deep-fried in batter.
- puff piecesplural of puff piece: A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerated praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary.
- puff-legsplural of puff-leg: Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, with large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.
- puff-puffA traditional African snack made of fried dough.
- super-puffAn exoplanet with greater diameter than Neptune with a mass only a few times that of Earth, giving it a very low density.
- puff pastriesplural of puff pastry: A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.
- sip and puffAn assistive technology allowing disabled people to send signals to a device by means of air pressure, by either sipping (inhaling) or puffing (exhaling) through a straw or similar component.
- puff addersplural of puff adder: Any viper or adder in genus Bitis,
- cheesy puffA puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders.
- de-puffAlternative form of depuff: To remove the puffiness from.
- puff pipeA pipe on a VTOL aircraft that expels compressed air in order to stabilize the craft.
- forest puff adderSynonym of Gaboon viper: A large venomous viper, Bitis gabonica, found in African rainforests.
Compound words 42
- fluffAnything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- puffinThe young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
- pufferSomeone or something that puffs.
- piffleNonsense, foolish talk.
- puffballAny of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies, especially in family Lycoperdaceae.
- HufflepuffA person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.
- JigglypuffSomething that resembles the Pokémon Jigglypuff, e.g. by being rotund, bright pink, or able to induce sleep.
- apuffOut of breath; puffing.
- puffcornA corn snack, visually similar to popcorn, but made with corn meal and baked.
- puffbirdAny of various tropical passerine birds in the family Bucconidae, related to the jacamars.