Associations to the word «Snuff»

Wiktionary

SNUFF, noun. Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
SNUFF, noun. Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue; see also snus.
SNUFF, noun. A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.
SNUFF, noun. The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.
SNUFF, noun. Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.
SNUFF, noun. (obsolete) Snot, mucus.
SNUFF, noun. (obsolete) Smell, scent, odour.
SNUFF, verb. To inhale through the nose.
SNUFF, verb. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offence.
SNUFF, noun. The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which has to be periodically removed).
SNUFF, noun. (obsolete) Leavings in a glass after drinking; heel-taps.
SNUFF, noun. (attributive) Pertaining to a form of pornographic film which involves someone's actually being murdered.
SNUFF, verb. To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.
SNUFF, verb. (obsolete) To trim the burnt part of a candle wick.
SNUFF, verb. (slang) To kill a person; to snuff out.
SNUFF FILM, noun. (film) A film that shows, or purports to show, the actual deliberate killing of one of the performers.
SNUFF FILMS, noun. Plural of snuff film
SNUFF IT, verb. (euphemistic) (colloquial) to die.
SNUFF MOVIE, noun. Alternative term for snuff film
SNUFF MOVIES, noun. Plural of snuff movie
SNUFF OUT, verb. (transitive) To extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.
SNUFF OUT, verb. (transitive) To kill a living being.

Dictionary definition

SNUFF, noun. The charred portion of a candlewick.
SNUFF, noun. A pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time.
SNUFF, noun. Finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose.
SNUFF, noun. Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose.
SNUFF, verb. Sniff or smell inquiringly.
SNUFF, verb. Inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke".
SNUFF, adjective. Snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown.

Wise words

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