This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
puffer
[ puhf-er ]
/ ˈpʌf ər /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a person or thing that puffs.
Also called blowfish, globefish. any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, the spines in the skin becoming erected: several species contain the potent nerve poison tetrodotoxin.
a warm and lightweight jacket, coat, or vest with sections separated by quilted stitching and filled with down or synthetic fibers.
QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
Question 1 of 7
What does "dignity" mean?
Words nearby puffer
puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puff paste, puff pastry
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use puffer in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for puffer
puffer
/ (ˈpʌfə) /
noun
a person or thing that puffs
Also called: globefish any marine plectognath fish of the family Tetraodontidae, having an elongated spiny body that can be inflated to form a globe
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012