Snuff

/snəf/

IPA guide

Other forms: snuffed; snuffing; snuffs; snuffingly

Definitions of snuff

verb
inhale audibly through the nose

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type of:
breathe in, inhale, inspire
draw in (air)
verb
sniff or smell inquiringly

synonyms: snuffle

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type of:
smell
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
noun
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

synonyms: sniff

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type of:
smell, smelling
the act of perceiving the odor of something
noun
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

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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
noun
a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

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type of:
hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch, trifle
a slight but appreciable amount
noun
the charred portion of a candlewick

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type of:
char
a charred substance
adjective
snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

synonyms: chukker-brown, mummy-brown, snuff-brown

chromatic
being, having, or characterized by hue

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