puff adder
pʌf ˈædə
Definition

Definition of puff adder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
wildlifeTECH.large venomous African viper with brown markingsTECH.
  • The puff adder is common in African savannas.
serpent snake viper
2.
animalsTECH.USharmless North American snake with an upturned noseTECH.US
  • The puff adder played dead when approached by hikers.
hognose snake
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Images of puff adder

  • puff adder: large venomous African viper with brown markings
    large venomous African viper with brown markings
  • puff adder: harmless North American snake with an upturned nose
    harmless North American snake with an upturned nose

Expressions with puff

cream puffn.
light pastry filled with cream or custard
She enjoyed a delicious cream puff after dinner.
powder puffn.
soft pad for applying face powder
She used a powder puff to apply her makeup.
puff outv.
emit puffs of smoke or exhaust
The old car puffed out black smoke.
puff upv.
swell due to injury or illness
Her ankle puffed up after she twisted it.
huff and puffv.
breathe heavily after physical activity
After the race, he began to huff and puff.
puff and blowv.
breathe heavily and quickly
After the race, he began to puff and blow.

Expressions with adder

death addern.
venomous snake of genus Acanthophis in Australia
The death adder is a dangerous Australian snake.
full addern.
digital circuit that adds three binary digits
The full adder computes the sum of three bits including the carry bit..
half-addern.
circuit adding two binary digits producing sum and carry
The engineer designed a half-adder for the new circuit.
serial half addern.
circuit adding binary numbers one bit at a time
The serial half adder processes each bit sequentially.
deaf as an adderadj.
ignoring or refusing to listen to something
He was deaf as an adder to their complaints.
adder's fernn.
another name for adder's tongue plant
The garden has many adder's ferns.

Terms related to puff adder

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Examples of puff adder in a sentence

  • Puff adders are known for their potent venom.
  • A puff adder was spotted near the garden.
  • Children were fascinated by the puff adder at the zoo.

View all translations of puff adder

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  1. French:vipère heurtante, couleuvre à nez retroussé, ...
  2. German:Puffotter, nordamerikanische harmlose Schlange mit nach oben gedrehter Schnauze, ...
  3. Italian:vipera soffiante, serpente finto, ...
  4. Spanish:víbora bufadora, serpiente nariz de cerdo, ...
  5. Portuguese:víbora inchada, cobra de focinho arrebitado, ...
  6. Chinese:非洲蝰蛇, 吹气蛇, ...
  7. Japanese:パフアダー, ヒガシホウセキヘビ, ...
  8. Arabic:أُفْعُوَى نَفَّاخَة, ثُعْبَان النَّفْخ, ...
  9. Hebrew:צֶפַע אַפְרִיקָנִי, נָחָשׁ חוֹטֶם, ...
  10. Russian:гадюка, ужеобразная змея, ...
  11. Ukrainian:гадюка звичайна, гадюка, ...
  12. Hindi:पफ एडर, नाक-उठा साँप, ...
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