snuff

/snəf/
/snəf/
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Other forms: snuffed; snuffing; snuffs; snuffingly

Definitions of snuff
  1. verb
    inhale audibly through the nose
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    type of:
    breathe in, inhale, inspire
    draw in (air)
  2. verb
    sniff or smell inquiringly
    synonyms: snuffle
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    type of:
    smell
    inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
  3. noun
    sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
    synonyms: sniff
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    type of:
    smell, smelling
    the act of perceiving the odor of something
  4. noun
    finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
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    types:
    rappee
    strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco
    type of:
    baccy, tobacco
    leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
  5. noun
    a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
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    hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch, trifle
    a slight but appreciable amount
  6. noun
    the charred portion of a candlewick
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    type of:
    char
    a charred substance
  7. adjective
    snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
    synonyms: chukker-brown, mummy-brown, snuff-brown
    chromatic
    being, having, or characterized by hue
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In 1776, Isabel is enslaved by British loyalists. When she begins to work as a spy for American revolutionaries, she discovers that neither side is interested in her freedom—and decides to do something about it.

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