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I love a modern suit paired with a polo or cotton T-shirt... and then paired with leather sneakers, or cashmere joggers with a tailored blazer and a sleeveless puffer vest to get the ultimate informal and formal combination.
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Meaning of "puffer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUFFER

puffer  [ˈpʌfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUFFER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puffer 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 PUFFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puffer in the English dictionary

The definition of puffer in the dictionary is a person or thing that puffs. Other definition of puffer is Also called: globefish. any marine plectognath fish of the family Tetraodontidae, having an elongated spiny body that can be inflated to form a globe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUFFER


bluffer
ˈblʌfə
buffer
ˈbʌfə
candlesnuffer
ˈkænd əlˌsnʌfə
duffer
ˈdʌfə
fluffer
ˈflʌfə
huffer
ˈhʌfə
luffa
ˈlʌfə
rougher
ˈrʌfə
scuffer
ˈskʌfə
snuffer
ˈsnʌfə
stuffer
ˈstʌfə
suffer
ˈsʌfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUFFER

puff piece
puff sleeves
puff-puff
puffa jacket
puffball
puffbird
puffed
puffed rice
puffed sleeves
puffed up
pufferies
puffery
puffier
puffiest
puffily
puffin
puffin crossing
puffiness
puffingly
pufftaloonas

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUFFER

agree to differ
Bonhoeffer
cash offer
chaffer
chauffer
counteroffer
differ
gaffer
gauffer
job offer
offer
on offer
proffer
re-offer
Shaffer
sniffer
special offer
staffer
stocking stuffer
tender offer

Synonyms and antonyms of puffer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puffer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUFFER

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

Translator English - Chinese

河豚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puffer
570 millions of speakers

English

puffer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Puffer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البخاخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фугу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soprador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

globe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puffer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kugelfisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호흡기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puffer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Puffer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पफर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kirpi balığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puffer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rozdymka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фугу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puffer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puffer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opjager
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puffer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puffer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puffer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUFFER»

The term «puffer» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.548 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUFFER» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «PUFFER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word puffer.
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Brunello Cucinelli
I love a modern suit paired with a polo or cotton T-shirt... and then paired with leather sneakers, or cashmere joggers with a tailored blazer and a sleeveless puffer vest to get the ultimate informal and formal combination.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUFFER»

Discover the use of puffer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puffer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Discourse in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) ...
This book provides a first in-depth analysis of the kind of communicative abilities which are embodied in such CLIL classrooms.
Christiane Dalton-Puffer, 2007
2
The Career of Puffer Hopkins
Toward the elose of an afternoon, a few days after the visit of Puffer ,Hopkios to the auction-room, a deformed little personage was strolling tlrrough the street, with his arms nearly to his elbows in his breeches- pockets, his head thrown hack a ...
Cornelius Mathews, 1842
3
The Adventures of Patroller Puffer
The Adventures of Patroller Puffer, The Black Cloud, is a cautionary tale. These Fish of a coral reef community in the Florida Keys just might be going about their daily lives even today as you are reading this story.
Mary Faye, 2011
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Donut Dolly: An American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam
This is the story of a former Math teacher at the explosive beginnings of the Viet Nam War where she ducks bullets and mortar shells to bring moments of home to scared GIs.
Joann Puffer Kotcher, 2011
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The USS Puffer in World War II: A History of the Submarine ...
This volume traces the career of the submarine the USS Puffer from the laying of her keel and her commissioning on April 27, 1943, until her departure for the scrap yard in late 1960.
Craig R. McDonald, 2008
6
The Brave Puffer Fish
hardy. the. Puffer. Fish. • When it is puffed up, the puffer swims just half as fast as normal. • Some puffer fish can change colors to hide themselves. Others can change according to mood or surroundings. • Some puffer fish are served as a ...
Cari Meister, 2011
7
Puffer Fish
Jody Sullivan Rake. What Are Puffer Puffer fish are plump fish. Spots and stripes cover some puffer fish. Fish? Puffer fish gulp water to puff up like a balloon. What Are Puffer Fish?
Jody Sullivan Rake, 2006
8
Puffer Fish
Colleen Sexton. STO F F ! R S STO F F ! R S Puffer Fish in the Ocean 4 Puffer Fish Bodies 6 What Puffer Fish Eat 12 Puffer Fish and Their Predators 14 Glossary 22 To Learn More 23 Index 24 Most puffer fish swim in warm ocean waters.
Colleen Sexton, 2012
9
SF6 Switchgear
With puffer breakers, pressure transients are induced and nozzle blocking during arcing is used for gas conservation, so that the parameters of the system dynamics are all interrelated in a complicated manner as discussed in Chapter 8.
Hugh McLaren Ryan, Gordon Rees Jones, 1989
10
The Psychology of Beauty
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Ethel Dench Puffer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUFFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puffer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cut fashion-tragic Puff-Suffs some slack, for they know not what they …
And in a disturbing development, the UNIQLO virus began mutating into new strains: the Kathmandu Outdoor-Puffer, the North-Face Nuptse Jacket, and the ... «The Age, Jul 15»
2
Students protest at puffer jacket ban
The petition says : "As the weather gets colder more students are beginning to wear their puffer jackets to school, however, as they are not part of the school ... «The Southland Times, Jun 15»
3
New Ontario law requires schools to let asthmatic kids keep inhalers
His school in Straffordville, southeast of London, did not allow him to keep his puffer with him, despite repeated efforts by his mother and a doctor's note. «680 News, Apr 15»
4
Immerse yourself in fuzz with Speedy Ortiz's new single 'Puffer
The one-two punch of Speedy Ortiz's 2012 EP Sports and 2013 album Major Arcana made the band darlings of the indie world and standard bearers for the '90s ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
5
Five Japanese men poisoned by puffer fish after 'eating highly …
Puffer fish - also called blowfish or fugu in Japanese - are the world's most toxic group of fish and their livers, ovaries and skin contain tetrodotoxin, 100 times ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
6
"Doing it for D": Reeths-Puffer competitive cheer squad uses …
MUSKEGON, MI – Reeths-Puffer competitive cheerleaders have been “Doing it for 'D'” all season. The Rockets have dedicated their competitions this year to ... «MLive.com, Feb 15»
7
Suspect dies after wrecking stolen puffer car in Denver
Police said a man who took an unlocked and running "puffer" car from the street in front of a home near 33rd and Krameria died when he collided with another ... «The Denver Channel, Jan 15»
8
Derek Puffer found legally insane by Calgary judge in murders of …
Derek Puffer was “possessed by voices” when he killed radio legend Bill Powers and his wife, Donna Lee Powers, and cannot be held criminally responsible, ... «Calgary Sun, Oct 14»
9
Derek Puffer was a ticking time bomb ready to kill, psychiatrist testifies
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Ken Hashman concluded in his lengthy assessment last year that Derek Puffer should be deemed not criminally responsible for fatally ... «Calgary Herald, Oct 14»
10
Derek Puffer told police he killed Bill and Donna Lee Powers
Puffer's lawyer says the issue in this case is not whether Puffer committed the crime, but whether he is not criminally responsible because of mental illness. «CBC.ca, Oct 14»

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