snuffing out

  • 1Snuffing — Snuff Snuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster] {To snuff out}, to extinguish …

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  • 2snuff out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms snuff out : present tense I/you/we/they snuff out he/she/it snuffs out present participle snuffing out past tense snuffed out past participle snuffed out 1) snuff out or snuff to make a flame stop burning by… …

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  • 3To snuff out — Snuff Snuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to sniff.] To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [1913 Webster] {To snuff out}, to extinguish …

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  • 4snuff (out) —    to kill    Like extinguishing a candle:     You mean you make sure he doesn t go off like a mad dog, snuffing people left and right, (van Lustbaden, 1983)     I d have snuffed out every life in India. (Fraser, 1975)    To snuff it is to die:… …

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  • 5choking — Synonyms and related words: abolishment, abolition, annihilation, annulment, asphyxia, asphyxiation, bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, blurred, bottleneck, breathy, burking, burning out, burnout, cecum,… …

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  • 6extinction — Synonyms and related words: abolishment, abolition, abscission, amputation, annihilation, annulment, bane, biological death, blackout, blocking, burning out, burnout, cessation of life, choking, choking off, clinical death, controlling, crossing… …

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  • 7George Cruikshank — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cruikshank. Auto portrait de George Cruikshank George Cruikshank (Londres, 27 septembre 179 …

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  • 8MythBusters (2008 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 20 (includes 8 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …

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  • 9purge — Synonyms and related words: BM, abolishment, abolition, absolve, abstergent, abstersion, abstract, account for, acquit, amnesty, annihilate, annihilation, annulment, aperient, assassinate, assassination, bandage, bathe, bereave of life, bleach,… …

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  • 10History of the Collingwood Football Club — Like many Victorian AFL clubs, Collingwood has an extensive and detailed history extending back 117 years, it initially represented the inner Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Victoria, however its supporter base, while rooted in the city of… …

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