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Look up: snuff

  1. snuff
    [adj] - snuff colored 2. [n] - the charred portion of a candlewick 3. [n] - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time 4. [n] - finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose 5. [v] - sniff or smell inquiringly 6. [v] - inhale (something) audibly through the nose
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Snuff
    Snuff: Tobacco in the form of a powder that is inhaled into the nose, not smoked. Snuff and chewing tobacco are the two main forms of smokeless tobacco in use in the United States. Cancers of the oral cavity (i.e., the mouth, lip, and tongue) have been associated with the use of chewing tobacco as w...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. snuff
    a powder which is inhaled through the nostrils and which is usually irritating to the nasal membrane Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Snuff
    Snuff noun [ Confer German schnuppe candle snuff, schnuppen to snuff a candle (see Snuff , transitive verb , to snuff a candle), or confer Snub , transitive verb ] The part of ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/135

  5. Snuff
    Snuff transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Snuffed ; present participle & verbal noun Snuffing .] [ Middle English snuffen . See Snuff of a candle Snuff to s...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/135

  6. Snuff
    Snuff transitive verb [ Akin to Dutch snuffen , German schnupfen , schnuppen , to snuff, schnupfen a cold in the head, schnuppen to snuff (air), also, to snuff (a candle). Confer Sniff , Snout , Snu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/135

  7. Snuff
    Snuff intransitive verb 1. To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses. Dryden. 2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. « Do the ene...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/135

  8. Snuff
    Snuff noun 1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff. 2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once. 3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffin...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/135

  9. snuff
    1. To inhale forcibly through the nose. ... 2. Finely powdered tobacco used by inhalation through the nose or applied to the gums. ... 3. Any medicated powder applied by insufflation to the nasal mucous membrane. ... Origin: echoic ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. snuff
    snuff-brown adjective snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. snuff
    noun a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. snuff
    noun the charred portion of a candlewick
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. Snuff
    • (v. t.) To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. • (n.) Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once. • (v. t.) The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. • (v. i.) To tu...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. snuff
    powdered preparation of tobacco used by inhalation or by dipping—that is, rubbing on the teeth and gums. Manufacture involves grinding the tobacco ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/115

  15. snuff
    • finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
    • a charred candlewick
    • sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

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  16. snuff
    snuff, preparation of pulverized tobacco used by sniffing it into the nostrils, chewing it, or placing it between the gums and the cheek. The blended tobacco from which it is made is often aged for two or three years, fermented at least twice, ground, and usually flavored and scented. In pre-Columbi...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  17. Snuff
    Snuff is slang for to die.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. Snuff
    Snuff is slang for to die.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. Snuff
    Snuff is powdered tobacco which is then inhaled through the nostrils. It was popular during the 18th century. The art of taking snuff gracefully was one of the accomplishments indispensable to gentlemen.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. snuff
    Type: Term Pronunciation: snŭf Definitions: 1. To inhale forcibly through the nose. 2. Finely powdered tobacco used by inhalation through the nose or applied to the gums. 3. Any medicated powder applied by insufflation to the nasal mucous membrane.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  21. snuff
    Finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils (or sometimes chewed or rubbed on the gums) as a stimulant or sedative. Snuff taking was common in 17th-century England and the Netherlands, and spread in the 18th century to other parts of Europe, but was largely superseded by cigarette smoking
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  22. snuff
    fine powdered tobacco that is inhaled through the nose. Gentlemen carried theirs in elegant snuff boxes, poorer users, like Frederick Dorrit, may carry a small amount twisted into a piece of whitey-brown paper. Inexperienced users always sneeze when taking snuff.
    Found on http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.h

  23. Snuff
    (film) `Snuff` is a 1976 splatter film most notorious for being marketed as if it were an actual snuff film. This picture contributed to the urban legend of snuff films, although the concept did not originate with it. Production: The film started out as a low-budget gore film titled
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff

  24. Snuff
    (band) `Snuff` are a British punk rock band formed in Hendon in 1986.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 511--> Their name reportedly came about after a long discussion about names ended up with one of ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff

  25. Snuff
    `Snuff` is a nicotine containing product made of ground or pulverised tobacco leaves. It is an example of smokeless tobacco. It originated in the Americas and was in common use in Europe by the 17th century. In recent years because of the ban on smoking in pubs in most European Union countries, the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff



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