Sniff
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An instance of sniffing.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
Example sentence: Like the herd animals we are, we sniff warily at the strange one among us.
Snuff
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to death.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To inhale through the nose.To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.To kill a person; to snuff out.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort.Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling.Snot, mucus.Smell, scent, odour.The burning part of a candle wick, or that which has been charred by the flame, whether burning or not.Leavings in a glass after drinking; heel-taps.