snuff meaning

UK /snʌf/ US /snʌf/ 1 syllable

snuff (noun): the charred portion of a candlewick.

snuff has 7 meanings in this dictionary, as noun, verb and adjective.

snuff as a noun

  1. the charred portion of a candlewick

    Type of: char

  2. a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

    Type of: touch

  3. finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

    Type of: tobacco

    Kinds: rappee

  4. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

    Synonyms: sniff

    Type of: smell

snuff as a verb

  1. sniff or smell inquiringly

    Synonyms: snuffle

    Type of: smell

  2. inhale (something) through the nose
    • snuff coke

    Type of: inhale

snuff as an adjective

  1. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

    Synonyms: snuff-brown, mummy-brown, chukker-brown

    Similar: chromatic

How to pronounce snuff

snuff is pronounced /snʌf/ in British English and /snʌf/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with snuff

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SN · words ending in FF · 5-letter words

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