SNUFF
\snˈʌf], \snˈʌf], \s_n_ˈʌ_f]\
Definitions of SNUFF
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown
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finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
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a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
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the charred portion of a candlewick
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inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"
By Princeton University
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snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown
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finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
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a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
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the charred portion of a candlewick
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inhale (something) audibly through the nose
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.
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To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of.
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To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff.
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To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
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To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses.
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To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.
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The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.
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Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once.
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Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose.
By Oddity Software
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The powdered leaves of Nicotiana tabacum which are either inhaled through the nose, chewed, or stored in cheek pouches. It includes any product of tobacco that is not smoked.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To draw in through the nose; smell or scent; rid of the charred part of the wick; as, to snuff a candle.
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To snort or sniff.
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Powdered tobacco to be inhaled through the nose; the burned part of the wick of a candle.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To draw in air violently and noisily through the nose: to sniff.
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To draw into the nose: to smell: to take off the snuff of (as a candle).
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Powdered tobacco or other substance for snuffing: the charred part of a candlewick.
By Daniel Lyons
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Powdered tobacco; charred end of a candle-wick.
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To draw in air strongly through the nose.
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To smell by snuffing; to take off the snuff of, as a candle.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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