snuff meaning and definition

SNUFF noun

Definition of snuff (noun)

1. the charred portion of a candlewick
2. a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
3. finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
4. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
   • synonyms: sniff

SNUFF verb

Definition of snuff (verb)

1. sniff or smell inquiringly
   • synonyms: snuffle
2. inhale audibly through the nose
   • "snuff coke"

SNUFF adjective

Definition of snuff (adjective)

1. snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
   • synonyms: chukker-brown, mummy-brown, snuff-brown