'Snuff' definitions:

Definition of 'snuff'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown [syn: snuff, snuff-brown, mummy-brown, chukker-brown]
noun
The charred portion of a candlewick
noun
A pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
noun
Finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
noun
Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: sniff, snuff]
verb
Sniff or smell inquiringly [syn: snuff, snuffle]
verb
Inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"

Definition of 'Snuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Snuff \Snuff\, v. t.[Akin to D. snuffen, G. schnupfen, schnuppen, to snuff, schnupfen a cold in the head, schnuppen to snuff (air), also, to snuff (a candle). Cf. Sniff, Snout, Snub, v. i.]
  • 1. To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff. [1913 Webster]
  • He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Snuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Snuff \Snuff\, v. i.
  • 1. To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. [1913 Webster]
  • Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff? --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Snuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Snuff \Snuff\, n. [Cf. G. schnuppe candle snuff, schnuppen to snuff a candle (see Snuff, v. t., to snuff a candle), or cf. Snub, v. t.] The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. [1913 Webster]
  • If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Snuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Snuff \Snuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Snuffing.] [OE. snuffen. See Snuff of a candle Snuff to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster]
  • To snuff out, to extinguish by snuffing. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Snuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Snuff \Snuff\, n.
  • 1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Snuff dipping. See Dipping, n., 5.
  • Snuff taker, one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the nose.
  • To take it in snuff, to be angry or offended. --Shak.
  • Up to snuff, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'snuff'

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Words containing 'Snuff'