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| altocumulus |
a cloud having rounded, fluffy edges and a white or gray color, found at medium altitudes. |
| candy floss |
(chiefly British) a candy consisting of melted sugar spun into a fluffy mass around a stick or paper cone; cotton candy. |
| cotton candy |
a candy consisting of melted sugar spun into a fluffy mass around a stick or paper cone. |
| cotton wool |
thin sheets of fluffy, absorbent cotton, used for bandages, quilting, and the like; cotton batting. [1/3 definitions] |
| cottony |
covered with soft fluffy fibers. [1/2 definitions] |
| flocculent |
like wool; tufted or fluffy. [1/3 definitions] |
| fuzz |
loose, light, fluffy matter such as fibers or hairs. |
| Kleenex |
trademark for a soft fluffy tissue paper dispensed in individually folded, layered units and used in place of a handkerchief. [1/2 definitions] |
| plume |
a feather, esp. a large, colorful, or fluffy one. [1/6 definitions] |
| thistledown |
the fluffy, seed-carrying down on the mature flower head of a thistle. |
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