snuff
Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into…Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
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Meaning
12 senses(countable, uncountable)Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
(countable, uncountable)Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.
Schnupftabak
ню́хательный таба́кnjúxatelʹnyj tabák, снаффsnaff
таба́каtabáka, поню́шкаponjúška
(countable, uncountable)A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
(countable, uncountable)The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
(countable, uncountable)Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
(countable, uncountable)The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed).
(countable, slang, uncountable)A murder.
(attributive, countable, slang, uncountable)A video showing a real, non-acted murder.
(countable, informal, uncountable)Erotica focusing on a character's murder.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Snot, mucus.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Smell, scent, odour.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps.
Examples
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deDiese Übersetzung lässt zu wünschen übrig. — Yorwba
Apparently my anti-virus software is not up to snuff.
I used a candle snuffer to snuff out the candle.
But who would like to buy such a bad snuff?
deAber wer würde so einen schlechten Schnupftabak kaufen? — Yorwba
I feel not quite up to snuff when I meet my relatives.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Middle Dutch snuffen (“to snuff, sniff, snuffle”). From MiddleLate Middle English, from Middle Dutch snuffen (“to snuff, sniff, snuffle”).
From Middle English snoffe, snuffe, of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Dutch snuf, snof (“snuff”), Dutch sneuvelen (“to die in battle”).
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Forms
plural: snuffsSynonyms
3 synonyms- sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose:sniff
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable