Thesaurus / puff
FEEDBACKHow to use puff in a sentence
For me, that means no super-rich dips, no fussily layered toasts, and definitely nothing involving puff pastry or muffin tins or toothpicks.
A HOLIDAY SNACKING GAME PLAN THAT WON’T STRESS YOU OUTELAZAR SONTAGNOVEMBER 23, 2020EATERDust your work surface with flour to prevent sticking, and roll your puff pastry into a rectangle about eight inches long.
EASE INTO WINTER WITH BACKCOUNTRY-APPROVED COMFORT FOODCHRISTINA BERNSTEINNOVEMBER 12, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEYet, “I Have Something to Tell You” isn’t your typical, political puff piece.
‘I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU’ NOT TYPICAL, POLITICAL PUFF PIECEKATHI WOLFESEPTEMBER 24, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEBy the 1960s, researchers discovered that flooding the subterranean reservoirs with steam or injecting it in cycles, through a process known as “huff and puff,” worked well.
OIL COMPANIES ARE PROFITING FROM ILLEGAL SPILLS. AND CALIFORNIA LETS THEM.BY JANET WILSON, THE DESERT SUN, AND LYLLA YOUNES, PROPUBLICASEPTEMBER 18, 2020PROPUBLICAIt plays relaxing music at just the right volume, releases a puff of light lavender-scented essential oil, and maybe even says some meditative quotes to calm you down.
CARS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO SENSE AND REACT TO YOUR EMOTIONSVANESSA BATES RAMIREZJULY 29, 2020SINGULARITY HUB This vast puff of smoke, which still hasn’t fully dissipated, spanned roughly 1,000 kilometers — about the width of Montana.
SMOKE FROM AUSTRALIAN FIRES ROSE HIGHER INTO THE OZONE LAYER THAN EVER BEFOREMARIA TEMMINGJUNE 15, 2020SCIENCE NEWSIt was a white silk, with an immense train, of course, and without overskirt—simply caught up in a great puff behind.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYIt curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe horse made a spring to one side, and the beautiful new pipe was broken before the old hero had taken a single puff.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.The flounces were so full and fluffy that he held his knees back nervously lest he should disturb a puff.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONWORDS RELATED TO PUFF
- abet
- accommodate
- advocate
- back
- ballyhoo
- be of use
- befriend
- benefit
- bolster
- boost
- buck up
- cheer
- cooperate
- do a favor
- do a service
- do one's part
- encourage
- endorse
- further
- go to bat for
- go with
- hype
- intercede
- lend a hand
- maintain
- open doors
- patronize
- plug
- promote
- prop
- puff
- push
- relieve
- root for
- sanction
- save
- second
- see through
- serve
- stand by
- stick up for
- stimulate
- stump for
- succor
- support
- sustain
- take under one's wing
- uphold
- work for
- abets
- accommodates
- advocates
- backs
- ballyhoos
- befriends
- benefits
- bolsters
- boosts
- bucks up
- cheers
- cooperates
- does a favor
- does a service
- does one's part
- encourages
- endorses
- furthers
- goes to bats for
- goes with
- hypes
- intercedes
- is of use
- lends a hand
- maintains
- open doors
- patronizes
- plugs
- promotes
- props
- puffs
- pushes
- relieves
- root for
- sanctions
- saves
- seconds
- sees through
- serves
- stands by
- sticks up for
- stimulates
- stump for
- succors
- supports
- sustains
- takes under one's wing
- upholds
- works for
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