puffer
puffer
Definition
puffer (puf′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that puffs
- ☆ either of two families (esp. Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of small, marine bony fishes capable of expanding their body by swallowing water or air
puffer
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: Use an earmould puffer to blow dry air through the tubing to remove any moisture droplets.
- have: To find out more about the shop click here Wildwoods have some beautiful puffers in stock at the moment.
Preposition: in
- stock: To find out more about the shop click here Wildwoods have some beautiful puffers in stock at the moment.
Adjective modifier
- green: Ceylon puffer and green spotted puffer: These two species are often confused.
- spotted: Ceylon puffer and green spotted puffer: These two species are often confused.
- large: Marine Fish One very large porcupine puffer 6 to 7 inches.. .
- giant: All types of marine life have been seen here - small hammerheads and reef sharks, turtles, giant puffers, numerous small invertebrates.
- old: The old individual puffer has vanished, his place taken by agencies that are often household names throughout the world.
- Scottish: Len Paterson is the author of several books on shipping themes, most notably the Scottish puffer ( Light in the Glens ).
Modifies a noun
- fish: On the way back, we found another puffer fish in the cave with the black coral.
- jacket: He wore light blue jeans and a black puffer style jacket.
- pack: Safer's Garden Fungicide, and a puffer pack of sulfur, are both available from The Organic Gardening Catalog.
- boat: A railroad line crosses the valley and a few puffer boats chug along the river.
- train: When she laughs she is like a wheezy puffer train, When she sleeps she is like a hippo having a fit.
- thing: In the end I didn't need to use one of the nicotine puffer things that I've got.
Noun used with modifier
- steam: The canal was a ship canal and was wide enough to take sailing ships and later on steam puffers.
- porcupine: Marine Fish One very large porcupine puffer 6 to 7 inches.. .
- smoke: Kiss your cigs at the alter with your homo smoke puffer you boring bitch!
- earmould: Use an earmould puffer to blow dry air through the tubing to remove any moisture droplets.
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