(archaic, transitive) To puff; praise fulsomely; bepraise.
capful
capful
noun
(nautical) A light puff of wind.
The amount that will fit into a cap.
cupful
cupful
noun
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
faceup
faceup
adv
Alternative spelling of face-up
fixups
fixups
noun
plural of fixup
flumps
flumps
noun
plural of flump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flump
frumps
frumps
noun
plural of frump
frumpy
frumpy
adj
(dated) Bad-tempered.
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
fuckup
fuckup
noun
(vulgar) A serious mistake.
(vulgar, derogatory) An ineffective person; a person who fucks up a lot
(vulgar, derogatory) One who continually makes mistakes.
furphy
furphy
noun
(Australia, slang) A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.
lapful
lapful
noun
As much as somebody's lap can hold.
panful
panful
noun
As much as a pan will hold.
parfum
parfum
noun
(cosmetics) Fragrance; perfume
penful
penful
noun
Enough to fill a pen.
pepful
pepful
adj
Full of pep; lively; energetic.
petful
pewful
pewful
noun
An amount sufficient to fill a pew.
pfunde
pigful
pluffy
pluffy
adj
(Scotland) puffy; blown out
potful
potful
noun
as much as a pot will hold
poufed
poufed
adj
(dressmaking) Having a pouf.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pouf
pouffe
pouffe
noun
Alternative form of pouf
pouffs
pouffs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pouff
pufahl
puffed
puffed
adj
(informal) Synonym of puffed out (panting from exercise)
(of cereals) Expanded by the use of steam.
Consisting of a puff.
Gathered up into rounded ridges.
Inflated or swollen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of puff
puffer
puffer
noun
(cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.
(dated) A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc.
(dated, childish) A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered.
(dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
(derogatory) An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces.
(fashion) An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket.
(glassblowing) A soffietta.
(slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.
A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship.
A kier used in dyeing.
A manually-operated inhaler.
Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger.
Someone or something that puffs.
The common, or harbour, porpoise.
puffin
puffin
noun
(entomology) Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.
(now obsolete) The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
(obsolete) A puffball.
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak.
pufftn
purfle
purfle
noun
(heraldry) An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings.
An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
verb
(heraldry, transitive) To ornament with a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or with gold studs or mountings.
(transitive, archaic) To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.
purfly
purfly
adj
(archaic, rare) wrinkled
purify
purify
verb
(intransitive) To become pure.
(transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
(transitive) To free from guilt or sin.
putoff
putoff
noun
An excuse made to delay or stall.
repuff
sapful
sapful
adj
(poetic) Full of sap; sappy; tasteful.
tipful
topful
topful
adj
Full to the top or brim.
unpuff
unpuff
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a puffed-up or puffy state.
upfeed
upfill
upfill
verb
(transitive, now chiefly poetic) To fill up.
upflee
upflow
upflow
noun
A flowing upward.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To flow or stream upwards.
upfold
upfold
verb
(intransitive)To create a raised fold.
(rare, transitive and intransitive) To come together in order to form a whole
(transitive) To fold up.
upfurl
upfurl
verb
(intransitive, poetic) To furl upward.
uplift
uplift
noun
(colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
(geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
(law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
(transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
The act or result of being uplifted.
verb
(New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
(aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
(law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
(law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.