puff+of+wind

  • 31puff —   Ha u, ha uha u, nui ka hanu, puhi; umo umoki (as on a cigar or pipe); haku i (as smoke); uhāuhā (as a dog or wind);    ♦ puff sonorously, ūhī ūhā;    ♦ puff for breath, nae, naenae;    ♦ puff out, puha u, olopū, nunu.    ♦ Puff of smoke, pōpō… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 32wind — I.   (air movement).   Makani (for fig. meanings and types of winds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it).   See break wind.     Variable wind, makani pālua.     Fair wind, makani olu olu, peawini.     Wind puff, ahe lau makani, ōnini …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 33puff — A short blowing sound heard on auscultation, usually a systolic murmur heard over the heart. SEE ALSO: chromosome puffs. veiled p. a faint pulmonary murmur, simulating the muffled flapping of a cloth in the wind. * * * puff pəf vi …

    Medical dictionary

  • 34puff — [pʌf] verb I 1) [I/T] to smoke a cigarette 2) [I] to breathe noisily after running or doing something else that is physically hard • puff sth out puff up II noun [C] puff [pʌf] 1) the action of breathing in smoke from a cigarette 2) a small… …

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  • 35wind — I n 1. air, breeze, zephyr, stream of air, current of air, draft; puff, breath of air, wiffet, sough; inflow, indraft, inspiration, inrush; waft, gentle wind, light air, sea breeze, Naut. cat s paw. 2. gust, blast, squall, gale, flurry, flaw,… …

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  • 36puff — 1. noun a) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. out of puff b) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself. puff of smoke Syn …

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  • 37wind — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Vayu, Zephyr, Zephyrus, about ship, aerate, aerophone, air, air out, air condition, air cool, airify, allure, antelope, arch, arrow, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, back and fill,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 38wind — I noun 1) the trees were swaying in the wind Syn: breeze, current of air, gale, hurricane, gust, draught; informal blow; literary zephyr 2) Jez got his wind back Syn: breath; informal puff II verb 1) …

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  • 39puff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swelling; blow, breath, cloud, wind, breeze; informal, gesture, praise. v. brag, boast, praise, commend; blow, pant, gasp; inflate. See approbation, boasting, increase, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 40puff-bucket — n American a braggart or wind bag . A mild term of abuse denoting a loquacious or pomp ous individual …

    Contemporary slang