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snuff

DEFINITIONS OF: snuff

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v inhale audibly through the nose

snuff coke”
Type of:
breathe in, inhale, inspire
draw in (air)

v sniff or smell inquiringly

Synonyms:
snuffle
Type of:
smell
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

n sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

Synonyms:
sniff
Type of:
smell, smelling
the act of perceiving the odor of something

n finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

Types:
rappee
strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco
Type of:
baccy, tobacco
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

n a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

Type of:
hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch
a slight but appreciable amount

n the charred portion of a candlewick

Type of:
char
a charred substance

adj snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

Synonyms:
chukker-brown, mummy-brown, snuff-brown
chromatic
being or having or characterized by hue
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