Meaning

1. Someone or something that puffs.
2. Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger.
3. A manually-operated inhaler.
4. A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered.
5. A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship.
6. (slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.
7. An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket.
8. A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc.
9. (slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
10. An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces.
11. The common, or harbour, porpoise.
12. A kier used in dyeing.
13. A soffietta.
14. A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.
15. A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles.