snifter

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
2. verb Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.
3. noun A sniff.
4. noun A strong or severe wind. A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.
5. noun A strong or severe wind.
6. noun A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.
7. noun Synonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2) might hold”)
8. noun Synonym of cocaine addict; a sniffer.

Similar words

brandy glass brandy snifter snorter schnapps shot glass snit tickler thimbleful a little of the creature nipperkin

Often followed by

of and in on to with down from for

Word family

snifters