a whiff of cigar smoke

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• whiff´er — whiff «hwihf», noun, verb. –n. 1. a slight gust; puff; breath: »A whiff of fresh air cleared his head. Not a whiff of life left in either of the bodies (Thomas Hardy). 2. a blow. 3. a slight smell; puff of air having an odor: »a whiff of garlic.… …   Useful english dictionary

• whiff — whiff1 whiffer, n. /hwif, wif/, n. 1. a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like: a whiff of fresh air. 2. a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions. 3. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the… …   Universalium

• whiff — [[t](h)wɪf, wɪf[/t]] n. 1) a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like 2) a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions[/ex] 3) a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, etc 4) a trace or hint: a whiff of… …   From formal English to slang

• whiff — /wɪf / (say wif) noun 1. a slight blast or puff of wind or air: a whiff of fresh air. 2. a puff or waft of scent or smell: a whiff of honeysuckle. 3. a puff of vapour, smoke, etc. 4. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the …  

• cigar — cigarless, adj. cigarlike, adj. /si gahr /, n. 1. a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf. 2. no cigar, Informal. not… …   Universalium

• whiff — n. & v. n. 1 a puff or breath of air, smoke, etc. (went outside for a whiff of fresh air). 2 a smell (caught the whiff of a cigar). 3 (foll. by of) a trace or suggestion of scandal etc. 4 a small cigar. 5 a minor discharge (of grapeshot etc.). 6… …   Useful english dictionary

• puff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swelling; blow, breath, cloud, wind, breeze; informal, gesture, praise. v. brag, boast, praise, commend; blow, pant, gasp; inflate. See approbation, boasting, increase, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n.… …   English dictionary for students

• puff — [[t]pʌf[/t]] n. 1) a short, quick blast or emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc 2) a small emission of vapor, smoke, etc 3) the sound of an emission of vapor, smoke, etc 4) cvb an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; whiff 5) an …   From formal English to slang

• puff — puffingly, adv. /puf/, n. 1. a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath. 2. an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc. 3. an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; whiff. 4. the sound of an abrupt emission of air, vapor, etc …   Universalium

• puff — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pyffan, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. (1) to blow in short gusts (2) to exhale forcibly b. to breathe hard ; pant …   New Collegiate Dictionary