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Word Meanings - SNUFF - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup. Swift.

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  • ABSORBING
    Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit. -- Ab*sorb"ing, adv.
  • ABSORBITION
    Absorption.
  • INHALENT
    Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct. Dana.
  • ABSORBABILITY
    The state or quality of being absorbable. Graham .
  • SNUFFLER
    One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
  • INSPIRED
    1. Breathed in; inhaled. 2. Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers. 3. Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine
  • INHALER
    1. One who inhales. 2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, as ether or chloroform, for medicinal purposes. 3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust,
  • SNUFFLE
    To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound. One clad in purple Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . . Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat. Dryden.
  • SNUFFY
    1. Soiled with snuff. 2. Sulky; angry; vexed. Jamieson.
  • SNUFF
    The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup. Swift.
  • SNUFFER
    The common porpoise. (more info) 1. One who snuffs.
  • ABSORB
    Etym: 1. To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include. "Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all." Cowper. The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion. W. Irving. 2. To suck up; to drink
  • ABSORBENCY
    Absorptiveness.
  • ABSORBENT
    Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive. Absorbent ground , a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
  • INSPIRE
    1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire. 2. To breathe; to blow gently. And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They wavèd like a penon wide dispread. Spenser.
  • ABSORBER
    One who, or that which, absorbs.
  • SNUFFINGLY
    In a snuffing manner.
  • INSPIRER
    One who, or that which, inspirer. "Inspirer of that holy flame." Cowper.
  • SNUFFERS
    An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
  • SNUFFBOX
    A small box for carrying snuff about the person.
  • BESNUFF
    To befoul with snuff. Young.
  • REABSORB
    To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.
  • REINSPIRE
    To inspire anew. Milton.
  • UNABSORBABLE
    Not absorbable; specifically , not capable of absorption; unable to pass by osmosis into the circulating blood; as, the unabsorbable portion of food.

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