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Snuff

The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Char 76% connected

Alt. of Charr

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Hint 76% connected

To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

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Inhale 76% connected

To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

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Inspire 76% connected

To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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Jot 76% connected

An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.

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Mite 76% connected

A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.

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Pinch 76% connected

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

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Smell 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

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Smelling 76% connected

of Smell

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Speck 76% connected

The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

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Tinge 76% connected

To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities…

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Tobacco 76% connected

An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emeti…

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Touch 76% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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Rappee 76% connected

A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.

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Synonym 2

Sniff 92% connected

To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Snuffle 92% connected

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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