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71sniff — v 1. snuff, snuffle, inhale, breathe in, take in air, whiff; sniffle, snivel. 2. smell, smell in the air, get a whiff of, perceive or detect the aroma or odor of, catch the scent of; smell out, trace, track, trail. 3. sniff at turn one s nose up… …
72sniff — [snɪf] verb 1) [I] to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have been crying Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose.[/ex] 2) [T] to breathe in through your nose in order to smell something He took off the lid and sniffed the… …
73sniff something out — (informal) DETECT, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, run to earth/ground. → sniff …
74sniff out — See: FERRET OUT …
75sniff out — See: FERRET OUT …
76sniff — 1. noun An instance of sniffing. 2. verb a) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something. b) To be …
77sniff test — noun An informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using ones common sense or sense of propriety. [S]niff test issues... try to answer the basic question Does this venture appear to make sense? Syn: reality check …
78SNIFF — American Sensors, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) …
79sniff test — (for paralysis of one side of the diaphragm) the patient sniffs under radiographic examination; with paralysis of part of the diaphragm, the paralyzed half is seen to rise and the intact half to descend …
80sniff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sniffle; smell, scent; breathe, inhale, detect. See odor, wind. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snuff, scent, inhale; see smell 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. inhalation, sniffle, snuffle, snort,… …
