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sniff S0510800 (snĭf)v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs v.intr.1. a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.b. To sniffle.2. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.3. To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.4. Informal To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.v.tr.1. To inhale forcibly through the nose: sniffed the cool morning air.2. To smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.3. To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing: dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.4. To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner: The countess sniffed her disapproval.n.1. An instance or the sound of sniffing.2. Something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff: a sniff of perfume; a sniff of scandal.
[Middle English sniffen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
sniff′a·ble adj.sniff′er n.sniffer (ˈsnɪfə) n1. (Law) a device for detecting hidden substances such as drugs or explosives, esp by their odour2. (Telecommunications) a computer program or device used to monitor, detect, and capture data on a networkThesaurus| Noun | 1. | sniffer - a person who sniffsindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
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pot hound1. Any dog trained by law enforcement to detect drugs, especially marijuana, by smell. I broke out in a cold sweat when I saw them bring the pot hounds onto the bus. There's no way I'm smuggling dope through the airport—that place is crawling with pot hounds!2. Any stray, mixed-breed dog; a mutt. A slang term specific to the islands of the West Indies, especially Grenada. Our family befriended a pot hound that kept sniffing around our garbage, eventually adopting the rascally thing as our own. This part of the island is positively crawling with pot hounds.See also: hound, potpot snifferAny dog trained by law enforcement to detect drugs, especially marijuana, by smell. I broke out in a cold sweat when I saw them bring the pot sniffers onto the bus. There's no way I'm smuggling dope through the airport—that place is crawling with pot sniffers!See also: pot, sniffersnifferslang One's nose. Put your sniffer up to these roses I just brought in from the garden. Don't they smell divine? The ball hit her right in the sniffer.pot hound and pot sniffer n. a dog trained to sniff out cannabis. (Drugs.) The pot hound at the airport is always busy finding marijuana. A cute beagle named sparky greeted me as today’s “pot sniffer” in the baggage claim area. See also: hound, potpot sniffer verbSee pot houndSee also: pot, snifferwhiff-sniffer and wiff-sniffer n. a prohibitionist; someone always alert for the smell of alcohol on someone’s breath. (Prohibition.) No wiff-sniffer is going to tell me what to do. wiff-sniffer verbSee whiff-sniffersniffer
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snifferDRV-1264176861 (snif′ĕr) A colloquial term for any inhaled substance used illicitly to become intoxicated. Examples include benzene, ether, gasoline, and glue. SNIFFER
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Words related to sniffernoun a person who sniffsRelated Words- individual
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- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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