Puffer

Word PUFFER
Character 6
Hyphenation puff er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Puffer"

What do we mean by puffer?

One that puffs. noun

A quilted, fitted jacket filled with down or other material for warmth. noun

One who puffs; one who praises with exaggerated and interested commendation. noun

One who attends a sale by auction for the purpose of raising the price and exciting the eagerness of bidders to the advantage of the seller. Also called bonnet and whitebonnet. noun

A fish that swells or puffs up; specifically, any member of either of the plectognath families Tetrodontidæ and Diodontidæ, all of whose species, some eighty in number, have the habit of inflating themselves with air which they swallow; a swell-fish or globe-fish; a blower. noun

A porpoise or puffing-pig. noun

In weaving, a vat in which linen and cotton cloth is cleansed by boiling; a bucking-keir. noun

One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. noun

One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. noun

Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon of the family Tetraodontidae; -- called also blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish. They are highly poisonous due to the presence of glands containing a potent toxin, tetrodotoxin. Nevertheless they are eaten as a delicacy in Japan, being prepared by specially licensed chefs who remove the poison glands. noun

The common, or harbor, porpoise. noun

A kier. noun

Someone or something that puffs. noun

Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to puff themselves up when in danger. noun

A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear. noun

A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris. noun

A manually-operated inhaler. noun

A train; a locomotive. noun

Someone or something that puffs.

Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger.

A manually-operated inhaler.

A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered.

A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship.

A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.

An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket.

A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc.

One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.

An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces.

The common, or harbour, porpoise.

A kier used in dyeing.

A soffietta.

A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.

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The word "puffer" in example sentences

Now, the poison, tetrodotoxin, is a muscle paralyzer, normally found in Japanese puffer fish. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Now that poison is a muscle paralyzer normally found in Japanese puffer fish. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Incredibly, although he has played for big-name teams including Manchester United, Real Madrid and England, the 34-year-old has never before been seen using a 'puffer' - despite living with asthma since he was a child. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So-called puffer machines that pick up traces of explosives, but they've been hard to maintain in dirty airport environments and they are, in fact, being used less and less. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And as for the more advanced technology, there are so-called puffer machines that pick up traces of explosives, but they've been really hard to maintain in dirty airport environments, and they're being used less and less. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The so-called puffer machines, they're the ones where you stood. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The government is scrapping those so-called puffer machines, you know, the ones that blast you with several quick spurts of air to detect explosive residue at airports. ❋ Unknown (2009)

TSA bought a bunch of so-called puffer machines to detect explosives by blowing air on passengers, but they didn't work very well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

TSA bought a bunch of so - called puffer machines to detect explosives by blowing air on passengers, but they didn't work very well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

O'BRIEN: As passengers walk through these so-called puffer machines, quick bursts of air dislodge and collect tiny particles from the person and test them for explosive materials, all within eight to ten seconds. ❋ Unknown (2006)

O'BRIEN: As passengers walk through these so-called puffer machines, quick bursts of air dislodge and collect tiny particles from the person and test them for explosive materials, all within eight to 10 seconds. ❋ Unknown (2006)

From the bottom, and placed centrally, rises a pipe, known as the puffer pipe; this terminates at the top in a rose arrangement. ❋ Franklin Beech (N/A)

An explosives trace-detection portal-more commonly known as a "puffer machine," because puffees are blasted with multiple puffs of air to dislodge particles trapped on hair, the body, clothing and shoes, which are collected and analyzed by the machine-is used to detect trace amounts of explosives and drugs. ❋ Andrew Tarantola (2011)

The Transportation Security Administration is pulling so called puffer machines used for explosives detection from airport screening areas because of numerous costly maintenance issues.

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