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A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.
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Meaning of "poof" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POOF

From French pouffe puff.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POOF

poof  [pʊf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POOF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poof is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POOF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of poof in the English dictionary

The definition of poof in the dictionary is a male homosexual.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POOF

poo
pooch
pood
poodle
poodle-faker
poofter
poofy
poogye
pooh
pooh sticks
Pooh-Bah
pooh-pooh
pooja
pook
pooka
pool
pool attendant
pool hall
Pool Malebo
pool player

WORDS THAT END LIKE POOF

bulletproof
childproof
fireproof
foolproof
future-proof
goof
greaseproof
green roof
hip roof
hit the roof
hoof
mothproof
proof
roof
spoof
sunroof
waterproof
weatherproof
windproof
woof

Synonyms and antonyms of poof in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poof» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POOF

Find out the translation of poof to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poof from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poof» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puf
570 millions of speakers

English

poof
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poof
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لوطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пуф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poof
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমকামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poof
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tunte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パッと消える
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poof
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

poof
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poof
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोषणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nonoş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poof
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puf
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пуф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poof
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πούστης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flikker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

poof
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poof
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poof

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POOF»

The term «poof» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «poof».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POOF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poof» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poof» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poof

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3 QUOTES WITH «POOF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poof.
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Victoria Legrand
My hair is a wild, untamable beast! I like letting it grow; my bangs grow whatever way they want and I kind of follow their rule. So side bangs, poof bangs - it's kind of unpredictable.
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Graham Norton
Where I get bored is when I show up for a shoot and they want me to wear a feather boa. Too obvious a thing for a poof on the telly to do.
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Anne Sweeney
A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POOF»

Discover the use of poof in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poof and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poof!
Two lazy wizards resort to all sorts of tricks in order to get out of doing simple chores around the house.
John O'Brien, 2005
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The invisible kid and Dr. Poof's magic soap
Casey finds an unusual soap that makes her invisible.
Terry Baltz, Wayne Baltz, 1993
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Pierre Le Poof
ierre Le Poof was a pedigreed pooch, and every morning he sat nicely while Miss Murphy puffed his pom-poms. “One day you'll win the championship,” she would coo. Pierre loved Miss Murphy, but he didn't care about championships.
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The Magic Poof
And he had a wild personality! The Poof was alive of course. And he had a wild personality! “WhatWhat·cha eatinchaeatin· down there? down there?” the Poof would askAnge the Poof would askAnge-Marieoverbreakfast.Marieoverbreakfast.
Stephen Hodges, 2013
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Magic Words: A Dictionary
Poof, a puff of magic smoke. —Ed Dee, 14 Peck Slip (1995) Poof, like presto- chango. —Randy Wayne White, Twelve Mile Limit (2002) They can make things appear and disappear with poofs and smoke. —N.E. Bode, The Anybodies (2004 ) ...
Craig Conley, 2008
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Soil survey
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United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1999
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance
To kids, Poof Products is a name they may notice on colorful balls, gliders, puzzles and other toys, all made out of foam. What these small customers don't know is that Poof itself is a small example of what keeps the U.S. economy strong and ...
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Engaging Film: Geographies of Mobility and Identity
Houdini with braids, you know? Poof, wave my hand! The white people are gone, sent back to where they belong. Poof! London, Paris, Moscow. Poof, poof, poof! Wave my hand and the reservation is gone. The trading post and the post office, ...
Tim Cresswell, Deborah Dixon, 2002
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Boys' Life
"Wit! ye kindly git the blazes off my boat?" he said with sarcastic politeness Stealthy shadows moving beyond the firelight gave the Scouts a curious feeling that the dark- ness contained something evil and threatening Trail of The Whiffie- Poof ...
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Boys' Life
*j YOUR MOTHER or sister would like a pair of Slippers jnada of these Indian brown ooze leather with, brown felt lining. $1.00 postpaid in U. S. A. ALGONQUIN SLIPPER CO., 1121 Main St., Bangor, Maine -T-f±E WHIFFLE -POOF ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POOF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poof is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uber Won the War and Medallion Owners Have Themselves to Blame
Then poof—the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) was created and shut down online gambling. The business has ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
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Rogers: It's time for NC to quit honoring Andrew Jackson
... a public school was built for each day he was in office – expressed racist views, so ECU breaks out the chisels and poof, he's gone. Can the ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
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Wildfire watching: Rangers in towers are out, cameras are in
... we have this on-demand time lapse, you can look at the last 15 minutes or hour or six hours and it makes it easy to see the fire go 'poof. «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
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Search for Lonzie continues Monday; Philips/295 area is primary focus
“This child didn't just 'poof,' disappear,” he said. Some gaps were being filled by Laundromat and storage unit surveillance cameras detailing ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: Guillermo del Toro and Hideo Kojima still friends - will work …
Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. Then - poof! And the beginning of the end of ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
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Widow of Famed Magician & Houdini Biographer Scammed Out of …
... niece, who want a judge to remove Santos as the preliminary executor of her estate and force him to account for the money that went poof. «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
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Lynn Spruill: Celebrity(?) waiter
Poof, they were whisked away. All in all since I didn't break any dishes or step on any feet or screw up an order I consider my night a success. «The Commercial Dispatch, Jul 15»
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MOVIE CLIPS: 'Paper Towns' and 'Southpaw'
Poof! Where has she gone? Margo has left a series of clues behind as if beckoning Quentin to track her down. Can he possibly resist pursuing ... «Bucks Local News, Jul 15»
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Johnny Cueto's departure hits Reds clubhouse hard
But, for it to actually happen to someone I've personally known for 11 years now and just poof he's gone. "I understand it's part of the business. «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
10
How to Be a Summer Bombshell
Here, a look at how to achieve her perfect poof. Pretty Cool Can't stand the heat? Here, 10 beauty products that will help you keep your cool. «W Magazine, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Poof [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poof>. Apr 2024 ».
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