to sniff
101have a (good) sniff around — have a (good) ˌsniff aˈround idiom to examine a place carefully Main entry: ↑sniffidiom …
102scratch and sniff — adjective Describing any of various products that are impregnated with a substance that releases an odour when scratched …
103on the sniff — adj, adv looking for a sexual partner. This more obscure synonym of on the pull, out trout ing, etc., was used by the Scottish comic character Rab C. Nesbitt in the BBC comedy of the same name, 18 November 1993 …
104scratch-and-sniff — UK / US adjective used for describing something made of special paper that produces a particular smell when you scratch it …
105scratch and sniff — …
106Sniffed — Sniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of… …
107Sniffing — Sniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of… …
108Snift — Sniff Sniff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniffed}or {Snift}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniffing}.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See {Snuff}, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; sometimes done as a gesture of… …
109sniffer — sniff ► VERB 1) draw in air audibly through the nose. 2) (sniff at) show contempt or dislike for: the price is not to be sniffed at. 3) (sniff around/round) informal investigate something secretly. 4) (sniff out) informal discover by secret or… …
110sniffy — sniff|y [ snıfi ] adjective INFORMAL behaving in a way that shows that you do not think someone or something is good or important enough for you ╾ sniff|i|ly adverb …
