Snuff
21snuff — English has three words snuff, all probably going back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic base *snuf , imitative of the sound of drawing air noisily in through the nose. Snuff ‘powdered tobacco for inhaling’ [17] was borrowed from Dutch snuf.… …
22snuff it — verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 • Syn: ↑die,… …
23snuff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English snoffe Date: 14th century 1. the charred part of a candlewick 2. a. obsolete umbrage, offense b. chiefly Scottish huff II …
24snuff — n. 1) to take snuff 2) a pinch of snuff 3) (misc.) not up to snuff ( not up to an acceptable standard ) * * * [snʌf] a pinch of snuff to take snuff (misc.) not up to snuff ( not up to an acceptable standard ) …
25snuff — I UK [snʌf] / US noun [uncountable] tobacco in the form of a powder that you breathe in through your nose • not up to snuff II UK [snʌf] / US verb Word forms snuff : present tense I/you/we/they snuff he/she/it snuffs present participle snuffing… …
26snuff — I. /snʌf / (say snuf) verb (t) 1. to draw in through the nose by inhaling. 2. to perceive by or as by smelling. 3. to examine by smelling, as an animal does. –verb (i) 4. to draw air, etc., into the nostrils by inhaling, as in order to smell… …
27snuff — 1. n. & v. n. the charred part of a candle wick. v.tr. trim the snuff from (a candle). Phrases and idioms: snuff it Brit. sl. die. snuff out 1 extinguish by snuffing. 2 kill; put an end to. Etymology: ME snoffe, snuffe: orig. unkn. 2. n. & v. n.… …
28snuff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun … OF SNUFF ▪ pinch VERB + SNUFF ▪ inhale, take SNUFF + NOUN ▪ box Snuff is used before these nouns: ↑ …
29snuff — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, artificial respiration, aspirate, aspiration, assibilate, assibilation, asthmatic wheeze, blow, blow out, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broken wind, buzz,… …
30snuff — I [[t]snʌf[/t]] v. t. 1) phl to draw in through the nose by inhaling 2) phl to perceive by or as if by smelling; sniff 3) to examine by smelling, as an animal does 4) to draw air into the nostrils by inhaling, as to smell something; snuffle 5) to …
