See puffer on Wiktionary
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{
"word": "party puffer"
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{
"word": "peter puffer"
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{
"word": "pink puffer"
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{
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"word": "puffer jacket"
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{
"word": "Randall's puffer"
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"Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger."
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"A manually-operated inhaler."
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"ref": "1834, The Law Library:",
"text": "Cicero in his Offices declares his opinion , that a vendor ought not to appoint a puffer to raise the price",
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"The common, or harbour, porpoise."
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"A kier used in dyeing."
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"A soffietta."
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"ref": "1993 March 16, David Bell, “Life program (part 2/18)”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):",
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"ref": "2008 June 25, Dave Greene, “B37/S23 - A Chaotic Universe.”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):",
"text": "Might be interesting to see if the debris from this puffer can be suppressed somehow -- assuming somebody hasn't already done that, but I don't see any sign of previous attempts.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2015, Paul Rendell, Turing Machine Universality of the Game of Life, page 133:",
"text": "The switch engine is unstable but a number of them working in combination can form stable puffers, spaceships and rakes.",
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}
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"A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles."
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[
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[
"device",
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]
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"ipa": "/ˈpʌfə/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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"zoology",
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],
"word": "globefish"
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{
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"word": "tupruttaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"word": "puhisija"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"word": "pölläyttäjä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"word": "puhaltaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"word": "läähättäjä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"word": "puffaaja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "soprador"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone or something that puffs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pitador"
}
],
"word": "puffer"
}
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