- a short light gust of air
- gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
- smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- To increase cell volume, some specialized cells undergo repeated rounds of DNA replication without cell division (endomitosis), forming a giant polytene chromosome. Polytene chromosomes form when multiple rounds of replication produce many sister chromatids that remain synapsed together. ...
- (Puffing (advertising)) Puffery as a legal term refers to promotional statements and claims that express subjective rather than objective views, such that no reasonable person would take them literally. ...
- Puffs is a brand of facial tissue manufactured by Procter & Gamble. Introduced in 1960, it is among the leading national brands of facial tissue in the United States. Best known for its slogan: "a nose in need deserves Puffs indeed" voice over by actor Tony Clarkin. ...
- (PUFFS (NetBSD)) PUFFS is a NetBSD kernel subsystem developed for running filesystems in userspace. It was added to NetBSD in the 5.0 release and has a FUSE compatibility layer allowing portability from other operating systems.
- A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth; The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself; A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air; An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe; A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality; The ...
- (puffing) Non-factual or extravagant statements and opinions made to enhance the perceived desirability of a property. The is a fine line between legal puffing and illegal misrepresentation, and puffing is best avoided. An example of puffing would be, "This home has the best view in the city". ...
- (Puffing) An opinion or judgment that is not made as a representation of fact.
- (PUFFING) Exaggerated or superlative comments or opinions not made as representations of fact and thus not a grounds for misrepresentation. A statement such as “the apartment has a fantastic view,” is puffing because the prospective buyer can clearly assess the view in each case.
- (PUFFING) a phenomenon in which thousands of asci in an apothecial ascoma discharge their ascospores simultaneously, producing a visible cloud of spores.
- (Puffing) Exaggeration; over-statement of an obvious condition. It is not a misrepresentation because it is only a personal opinion not a statement of fact.
- (Puffing) Mugging (Knockover, 46)
- (Puffing) Subjective, usually extraordinary, claims as to the merits of something, including a security.
- (Puffing) The legitimate practice of making obviously exaggerated claims in advertising, eg. "cleaner than clean".
- (Puffing) The sometimes exaggerated buildup a salesperson or the seller may give to property. It is recognized in law as an opinion and not necessarily representing the facts
- (Puffing) To exaggerate - for example, to refer to a house as having "the most gorgeous view in the city."
- (Puffing) When one party seeks to improve or advance its position by exaggerating it.
- (Puffing) is a method of processing cereal grains. They are subjected to high pressures, then suddenly ejected into a normal atmospheric pressure, causing the grain to expand sharply. This is used to make puffed wheat cereals and puffed rice cakes.
- (puffing) A general expression of opinion, typically in a sales context, that is used to persuade a prospective purchaser to buy. It does not constitute a misrepresentation of material text.
- (Puffs) are nasty cloud creatures that Mario encounters during his adventures in Paper Mario games. Paper Mario introduces Puffs. They are known for their abilities to charge then let loose a powerful attack. There is a boss in Paper Mario which is a big Puff named Huff N. Puff. ...