snuff
About 0.98 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
- noun Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.
- noun A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
- noun The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
- noun Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
- noun Snot, mucus.
- noun Smell, scent, odour.
- verb To inhale through the nose.
Similar words
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Word family
snuffed snuffing snuffs
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