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puffy

Letters that make puffy

f, p, u, y are letters that make 'puffy'

Words within puffy

puff, Pu are words within 'puffy'

puffy is a 5 letter word starting with p
puffy is a 5 letter word ending with y

3 possible definitions for 'puffy'

Puffy as "being puffed out, used of hair style or clothing"

Under this definition, puffy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bouffant has the same meaning as puffy

Similar to puffy

large, big are similar to 'puffy'.

Puffy as "abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas"

Under this definition, puffy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tumid, intumescent, tumescent, turgid have the same meaning as 'puffy'

Derivatives of puffy

swell up, intumesce, tumefy, intumescence, intumescency, tumesce, puffiness, lump, swelling, swell, tumescence, tumidity, tumidness are derivatives of 'puffy'.

Similar to puffy

unhealthy is similar to puffy.

Example of puffy used within this context

"hungry children with bloated stomachs", "he had a grossly distended stomach", "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids", "swollen hands", "tumescent tissue", "puffy tumid flesh"

Puffy as "blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts"

Under this definition, puffy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gusty has the same meaning as puffy

Derivatives of puffy

gust, puff of air, whiff, blast, blow, puff are derivatives of 'puffy'.

Similar to puffy

stormy is similar to puffy.

Example of puffy used within this context

"puffy off-shore winds", "gusty winds "