English-Thai Dictionary

puffer

N ผู้ พ่น ควัน หรือ ไอ  ผู้ทำ ให้ราคา สูง 

 

puffery

N การ ยกย่อง เกิน จริง  flattery kan-yok-yong-koen-jing

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUFFER

n.One that puffs; one that praises with noisy commendation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUFFER

PUFFER Puff "er, n.

 

1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation.

 

2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. Bouvier.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish. (b ) The common, or harbor, porpoise.

 

4. (Dyeing )

 

Defn: A kier.

 

PUFFERY

PUFFERY Puff "er *y, n.

 

Defn: The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

puffer

puff er |ˈpəfər ˈpəfər | ▶noun 1 informal a person or thing that puffs, in particular, a person who smokes. 2 short for pufferfish.

 

pufferfish

puff er fish |ˈpəfərˌfiSH ˈpʌfərfɪʃ |(also puffer fish ) ▶noun ( pl. same or pufferfishes ) a stout-bodied marine or freshwater fish (family Tetraodontidae: several genera and many species ) that typically has spiny skin and inflates itself like a balloon when threatened. It is sometimes used as food, but some parts are highly toxic.

 

puffery

puff er y |ˈpəfərē ˈpəfəri | ▶noun exaggerated or false praise.

 

Oxford Dictionary

puffer

puff ¦er |ˈpʌfə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that puffs. • chiefly Scottish a steamboat, especially a small coastal freighter. • informal a steam train. • informal an aerosol inhaler used for administering a drug for a condition such as asthma. 2 short for pufferfish.

 

pufferfish

puf ¦fer |fish |ˈpʌfəfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or pufferfishes ) a stout-bodied marine or freshwater fish which typically has spiny skin and inflates itself like a balloon when threatened. It is sometimes used as food, but some parts are highly toxic. ●Family Tetraodontidae: several genera and many species, including the common pufferfish (Tetraodon cutcutia ).

 

puffery

puff |ery |ˈpʌf (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. exaggerated or false praise.

 

Duden Dictionary

Puffer

Puf fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |P u ffer |der Puffer; Genitiv: des Puffers, Plural: die Puffer 1 federnde Vorrichtung an Vorder- und Rückseite eines Schienenfahrzeugs zum Auffangen von Stößen 2 Kurzwort für: Kartoffelpuffer 3 Kurzwort für: Pufferspeicher 4 Kurzwort für: Pufferbatterie

 

Pufferbatterie

Puf fer bat te rie Substantiv, feminin Elektrotechnik , die |P u fferbatterie |Batterie aus Akkumulatoren zum Ausgleich schwankender Belastungen in einem Gleichstromnetz Kurzform: Puffer 4

 

Püfferchen

Püf fer chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P ü fferchen |

 

puffern

puf fern schwaches Verb |p u ffern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mildern, abschwächen die Hochwasser werden durch Flussauen gepuffert

 

Pufferspeicher

Puf fer spei cher Substantiv, maskulin EDV , der |P u fferspeicher |zwischen zwei Einheiten von Digitalrechnern unterschiedlicher Geschwindigkeit eingeschalteter Speicher für Informationen Kurzform: Puffer 3

 

Pufferstaat

Puf fer staat Substantiv, maskulin , der |P u fferstaat |kleinerer [neutraler ] Staat, der durch seine Lage zwischen [rivalisierenden ] Großmächten Konfliktmöglichkeiten vermindern kann

 

Pufferzone

Puf fer zo ne Substantiv, feminin , die |P u fferzone |[entmilitarisierte ] neutrale Zone, die zur Verhinderung [weiterer ] feindlicher Auseinandersetzungen zwischen rivalisierenden Mächten geschaffen wird