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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