whiff
Noun
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A short light gust of air (synset 111518288)
same as: puff, puff of air
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A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil (synset 102664869)
is a type of: lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the headsubtypes: citharichthys cornutus, horned whiff - a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazilbelongs to: citharichthys, genus citharichthys - a genus of Bothidae
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A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike (synset 100131332)
is a type of: strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
Verb
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Perceive by inhaling through the nose (synset 202129497)
"sniff the perfume"is a type of: smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sensesame as: sniff
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Drive or carry as if by a puff of air (synset 202105139)
"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"is a type of: blow - cause to move by means of an air current
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Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third (synset 201412542)
referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runsis a type of: strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout
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Smoke and exhale strongly (synset 201201254)
"puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"is a type of: smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipessame as: puff
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Utter with a puff of air (synset 200945468)
"whiff out a prayer"
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