Definitions for snuffsnʌf
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
snuffsnʌf(v.t.)
to draw in through the nose by inhaling.
Category: Physiology
to perceive by or as if by smelling; sniff.
Category: Physiology
to examine by smelling, as an animal does.
(v.i.)to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle.
to take snuff into the nostrils.
Obs. to express contempt or displeasure by sniffing (often fol. by at).
(n.)an act of snuffing; a sniff.
Category: Physiology
smell, scent, or odor.
a preparation of tobacco, either powdered and taken into the nostrils by inhalation or ground and placed between the cheek and gum.
a pinch of such tobacco.
Idioms for snuff:
up to snuff, Informal. up to a certain standard; satisfactory. Brit. not easily imposed upon; shrewd; sharp.
Category: Idiom, Informal, British
Origin of snuff:
1520–30; < D snuffen
snuffsnʌf(n.)
the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.
(v.t.)to cut off or remove the snuff of (candles, tapers, etc.).
snuff out, to extinguish. to suppress; crush. Slang. to kill or murder.
Category: Verb Phrase
Origin of snuff:
1350–1400; ME snoffe, akin to MD snuf, snof, MLG snūve head cold
Princeton's WordNet
snuff(noun)
the charred portion of a candlewick
snuff(noun)
a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
snuff(noun)
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
sniff, snuff(adj)
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
snuff, snuff-brown, mummy-brown, chukker-brown(verb)
snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
snuff, snuffle(verb)
sniff or smell inquiringly
snuff(verb)
inhale audibly through the nose
"snuff coke"
Wiktionary
snuff(Noun)
Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
snuff(Noun)
Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.
snuff
A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
snuff
The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
snuff
Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
snuff
Snot, mucus.
snuff
Smell, scent, odour.
snuff(Verb)
To inhale through the nose.
snuff(Noun)
The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which has to be periodically removed).
snuff(Noun)
Leavings in a glass after drinking; heel-taps.
snuff
Pertaining to a form of pornographic film which involves someone's actually being murdered.
snuff(Verb)
To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
snuff(Verb)
To kill a person; to snuff out.
Webster Dictionary
Snuff(verb)
the part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not
Snuff(verb)
to crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of
Snuff(verb)
to draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff
Snuff(verb)
to perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell
Snuff(verb)
to inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses
Snuff(verb)
to turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense
Snuff(noun)
the act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff
Snuff(noun)
pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once
Snuff(noun)
resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose
Translations for snuff
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- snuifAfrikaans

- سَعوطArabic

- емфиеBulgarian

- rapéPortuguese (BR)

- šňupací tabákCzech

- der SchnupftabakGerman

- snusDanish

- ταμπάκοςGreek

- rapéSpanish

- nuusktubakasEstonian

- انفيهFarsi

- nuuskaFinnish

- tabacà priserFrench

- טַבַּק-הֲרָחָהHebrew

- सुड़क, सुंघनीHindi

- burmut, duhan zašmrkanjeCroatian

- tubákHungarian

- tembakau bubukIndonesian

- neftóbakIcelandic

- tabacco da fiuto*Italian

- かぎたばこJapanese

- 코담배Korean

- uostomasis tabakasLithuanian

- šņaucamā tabakaLatvian

- tembakau sedutMalay

- snuifDutch

- snus(tobakk)Norwegian

- tabakaPolish

- انفيهPersian

- سوغول، سڼول، سوڼ كول (لكه دپوزي نسوار): بويول: سوغ، سوڼ، مرغزى نسوار، دپوزې نسوار، نسوارPashto

- rapéPortuguese

- tabac de prizatRomanian

- нюхательный табакRussian

- šňupací tabakSlovak

- njuhanecSlovenian

- burmutSerbian

- [lukt]snusSwedish

- ยานัตถุ์Thai

- enfiyeTurkish

- 鼻煙Chinese (Trad.)

- нюхальний тютюнUkrainian

- نسوار جسے عادتاً سونگھتے ہیںUrdu

- thuốc lá bộtVietnamese

- 鼻烟Chinese (Simp.)

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