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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aroma, blast, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over, blow up, bluster, bomb, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe in, breeze, breeze up, brew, capful of wind, catchword, clue, come up, crap out, cue, cue word, dash, definite odor, detectable odor, draw a blank, drop a bomb, drop the ball, effluvium, emanation, essence, evidence, exhalation, fan, flatus, flavor, flop, flummox, fold, fold up, fragrance, freshen, fume, gather, get left, hint, hot lead, huff, inhale, intimation, key, key word, lay an egg, lead, lose out, nose, not hack it, not make it, odor, pipe up, puff, puff of air, puff of wind, rage, redolence, savor, scent, set in, shade, smack, smell, smell of, sniff, snuff, snuffle, soupcon, spoor, squall, stench, stir of air, storm, strike out, subtle odor, suggestion, take the count, telltale, tincture, tinge, tip-off, trace, trail, trifle, vestige, waft, whiffet, whiffle
Dictionary Results for whiff:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
whiff
    n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: puff, puff of air,
         whiff]
    2: a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England
       to Brazil
    3: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing
       the ball for the third strike
    v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
         [syn: sniff, whiff]
    2: drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air
       whiffed away the clouds"
    3: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the
       third
    4: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
       [syn: puff, whiff]
    5: utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the
   fish.] (Zool.)
   A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); --
   called also carter, and whiff.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiff \Whiff\, v. i.
   To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiff \Whiff\, n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative
   origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
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   1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or
      slight gust, as of air or smoke.
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            But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword
            The unnerved father falls.            --Shak.
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            The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe,
            And a scornful laugh laughed he.      --Longfellow.
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   2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.]
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   3. (Zool.) The marysole, or sail fluke.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiff \Whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Whiffing.]
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   1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
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   2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff
      or blow away.
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            Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,
            having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took
            him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.
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