Whiff
21whiff of — associated with something illegal or taboo From the smell: ... we got a definite whiff of march hare. (Monkhouse, 1993 somebody was acting strangely) Carlyle s whiff of grapeshot was the firing on the Paris mob by Napoleon which… …
22whiff — noun 1) I caught a whiff of perfume Syn: faint smell, trace, sniff, scent, odor, aroma 2) the faintest whiff of irony Syn: trace, hint, suggestion, impression, suspicion, soupçon …
23whiff — UK [wɪf] / US / US [hwɪf] noun [singular] 1) a slight smell of something Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke. 2) mainly literary a slight amount or sign of something a whiff of danger …
24whiff — n. & v. n. 1 a puff or breath of air, smoke, etc. (went outside for a whiff of fresh air). 2 a smell (caught the whiff of a cigar). 3 (foll. by of) a trace or suggestion of scandal etc. 4 a small cigar. 5 a minor discharge (of grapeshot etc.). 6… …
25whiff — Marysole Ma ry*sole, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); called also {carter}, and {whiff}. [1913 Webster] …
26whiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puff, waft, blast; inhalation. See odor, wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scent, puff, fume; see smell 1 , 2 . v. Syn. inhale, sniff, scent; see smell 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. puff of air …
27whiff — whiff1 noun 1》 a smell that is smelt only briefly or faintly. ↘Brit. informal an unpleasant smell. 2》 a trace or hint of something bad or exciting: a whiff of danger. 3》 a puff or breath of air or smoke. 4》 N. Amer. informal an unsuccessful… …
28whiff — paprastasis megrimas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis angl. megrim; sail fluke; West Coast sole; whiff rus. мегрим ryšiai: platesnis terminas – megrimai …
29Whiff the Collecting Engine — Whiff the Garbage Engine *Number: 66Whiff is a grubby rubbish collecting tank engine who wears seemingly oversized glasses.BiographyWhiff was a 2 2 2WT built in 1869 with side tanks were added in 1886. In 1892, Whiff was rebuilt into a 4 2 2. The …
30whiff-sniffer — AND wiff sniffer n. a prohibitionist; someone always alert for the smell of alcohol on someone’s breath. (Prohibition.) □ Martin is something of a whiff sniffer. □ No wiff sniffer is going to tell me what to do …
