whiff

Noun
  1. A short light gust of air (synset 111518288)
    is a type of: blast, blow, gust - a strong current of air
    same as: puff, puff of air
  2. 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 head
    subtypes: citharichthys cornutus, horned whiff - a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
    belongs to: citharichthys, genus citharichthys - a genus of Bothidae
  3. 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
  1. Perceive by inhaling through the nose (synset 202129497)
    "sniff the perfume"
    is a type of: smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
    same as: sniff
  2. 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
  3. 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 runs
    is a type of: strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout
  4. Smoke and exhale strongly (synset 201201254)
    "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
    is a type of: smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
    same as: puff
  5. Utter with a puff of air (synset 200945468)
    "whiff out a prayer"
    is a type of: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize - express in speech

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