puffer
Spiny balloon fish
A puffer is a fish that inflates itself into a spiny ball when threatened—also called a pufferfish or blowfish.
The word extends to anything that puffs: a puffer jacket is quilted outerwear filled with insulating material that gives it a puffy appearance.
In slang, a puffer can be an asthma inhaler or someone who smokes.
Fish inflating when scared
- fuguToxic pufferfish cuisine
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- inflateFill with gas
- poisonousCapable of causing death
aquarium · tropical · marine · porcupinefish · boxfish · balloonfish · venomous · sashimi
Flat water conveyance
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- armbandsBands worn on sleeves
lounger · mattress · inflate · deflate · vinyl · valve · puncture · summer
blowfish
Fish inflating when scared
poisonous · aquarium · tropical · marine · porcupinefish · boxfish · balloonfish · venomous · sashimi · Japan
raft
Flat water conveyance
armbands · lounger · mattress · inflate · deflate · vinyl · valve · puncture · summer · swimming
quilted
Stitched through layered fabric
outerwear · hooded · winterwear · layering · oversized · bomber · vest · feathers · warmth · lightweight
bloated
Swelled from excess
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
allergic · hives · eyes · face · ankles · fluid · retention · puffiness · irritation · reaction
- aquarium lifegoldfish, betta, guppy, neon tetra, angelfish
- coastal fishredfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish, flounder
- inhalersinhaler, DPI, steroid inhaler
- puffer jacketsdown jacket, down coat, quilted jacket
- pufferfishblowfish, fugu, balloonfish, globefish, swellfish
- jacketsblazer, bomber jacket, denim jacket, leather jacket, windbreaker
puffershell jacket
Thin weatherproof outer garment
windbreaker · lightweight jacket · rain jacket · blazer · denim jacket
- puff upInflate or swell
- huff and puffBreathe heavily from effort
- cream puffAiry pastry, custard-filled
- puffed upInflated or conceited
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration
- puffing upInflating or expanding
puff, puffy, puffed, puffing, puffery, puffin, puffball, pufferfish, puffier