Puff
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

TOKE
A puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette; "the boys took a few tokes on a joint"

WISP
A small bundle of straw or hay

PANT
The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

BLOW
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

POUF
Thick cushion used as a seat

DRAG
The act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

DRAW
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

PULL
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

GASP
A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"

HUFF
Blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

GUST
A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

5 letters

BLURB
A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

SMOKE
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

HEAVE
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

CHUFF
Blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

WHIFF
Drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

QUILT
Stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"

ADDER
Small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia

6 letters

POUFFE
Thick cushion used as a seat

BLOWUP
A photographic print that has been enlarged

PUFFUP
Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"

PUFFED
Gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

BREATH
The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"

POWDER
Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder

WHEEZE
Breathing with a husky or whistling sound

7 letters

PUFFOUT
To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"

COMFORT
Assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"

HASSOCK
Thick cushion used as a seat

OTTOMAN
A low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

9 letters

COMFORTER
A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"

PUFFOFAIR
A short light gust of air

10 letters

POWDERPUFF
A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin