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SNUFFED

Definition: SNUFFED

SNUFFED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Snuff

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "SNUFFED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)


Crosswords: SNUFFED

English words defined with "SNUFFED": Erthine, extinguishsnuff out. (references)

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Modern Usage: SNUFFED

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Before the mortar of his seal Has a chance to congeal The cup is dashed from his lips The flame is snuffed a-borning He's brought to wrack and ruin in his prime. (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: SNUFFED

DomainTitle

Theater & Movies

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: SNUFFED

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

At the sixth stroke, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: SNUFFED

"SNUFFED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 49.28% of the time. "SNUFFED" is used about 69 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)49.28%3459,261
Lexical Verb (past tense)46.38%3261,292
Adjective (general or positive)4.35%3202,518
                    Total100.00%69N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: SNUFFED

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "SNUFFED": snuffed-out.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SNUFFED

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

snuffed out

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SNUFFED

Language Translations for "SNUFFED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

吸入 (inhalation, inhale, inhaled, inhaling, Snuffing). (various references)

   

Danish

  

for at man skal kunne standse en braendende ukontrolleret boring fra overfladen,skal branden foerst slukkes;ved spraengnings-kvaele-teknikken fjerner trykboelgen fra en dynamitladning over brande n den ilt,der er noedvendig for branden,og ilden kvaeles de (in order to recap a burning wild well from the surface, the fire must first be extinguished;with the explosive snuffing technique the blast from a dynamite capsule positioned over the fire uses the oxygen necessary for conflagration and the fire is snuffed out). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

om een brandende wilde put vanaf het oppervlak weer onder controle te krijgen,moet eerst de brand worden geblust;bij toepassing van de explosietechniek wordt boven de brand een dynamietcapsule tot ontploffing gebracht,waardoor de voor verbranding nodige z (in order to recap a burning wild well from the surface, the fire must first be extinguished;with the explosive snuffing technique the blast from a dynamite capsule positioned over the fire uses the oxygen necessary for conflagration and the fire is snuffed out). (various references)

   

French

  

pour remettre sous contrôle,depuis la surface,un puits en éruption libre et en feu,il faut d'abord éteindre l'incendie;dans la technique d'extinction l'explosif,la déflagration d'une charge de dynamite placée au-dessus du foyer d'incendie consume (the fire must first be extinguished;with the explosive snuffing technique the blast from a dynamite capsule positioned over the fire uses the oxygen necessary for conflagration and the fire is snuffed out). (various references)

   

German

  

schnupfte (took snuff). (various references)

   

Italian

  

per poter ripristinare un pozzo eruttivo incendiato alla superficie,dev'essere prima estinto il fuoco;con la tecnica dello spegnimento mediante esplosivi,lo scoppio di una capsula(carica)di dinamite(o tritolo)sistemata nelle adiacenze del fuoco consuma l' (in order to recap a burning wild well from the surface, the fire must first be extinguished;with the explosive snuffing technique the blast from a dynamite capsule positioned over the fire uses the oxygen necessary for conflagration and the fire is snuffed out). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

"이쉬". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uffedsnay

   

Spanish

  

para recuperar desde la superficie el control sobre un pozo en erupcion libre incendiado debe extinguirse primeramente el fuego;en la tecnica de extincion con explosivos la explosion de una carg a de dinamita colocada sobre el fuego consume el oxigeno nec (in order to recap a burning wild well from the surface, the fire must first be extinguished;with the explosive snuffing technique the blast from a dynamite capsule positioned over the fire uses the oxygen necessary for conflagration and the fire is snuffed out). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: SNUFFED

LanguageDateSourceJeremiah Chapter 14, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOnoi agrioi esthsan epi napaV eilkusan anemon exelipon oi ofqalmoi autwn oti ouk hn cortoV apo laou adikiaV
Latin405VulgateEt onagri steterunt in rupibus traxerunt ventum quasi dracones defecerunt oculi eorum quia non erat herba
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the feeld asses stoden in roches, and drowe wind as dragounes; ther eyen faileden, for ther was not erbe.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the wild asses stood in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the asses of the field on the open hilltops are opening their mouths wide like jackals to get air; their eyes are hollow because there is no grass.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: SNUFFED

LanguageJeremiah Chapter 14, Verse 6
CebuanoUg ang mga asno nga ihalas nanagtindog sa mga walay sulod nga kahitas-an, sila nanaghangus sa pagpangandoy sa hangin sama sa mga irong ihalas; ang ilang mga mata nagaanam ug kapalong tungod kay walay sibsibanan.
Chinese野 驢 站 在 淨 光 的 高 處 、 喘 氣 好 像 野 狗 . 為 無 草 、 眼 目 失 明 。
CroatianDivlji magarci, stojeæ' na goletima, dašæu kao èagalj, oèi im malaksale jer nema zelenila.
DanishPå nøgne Høje står Vildæsler og snapper efter Luft som Sjakaler, deres Øjne vansmægter, thi Grønt er der ikke.
DutchEn de woudezels staan op de hoge plaatsen, zij scheppen den wind gelijk de draken; hun ogen versmachten, omdat er geen kruid is.
FinnishJa villiaasit seisovat kalliokukkuloilla, haukkovat ilmaa niinkuin aavikkosudet; niiden silmät ovat riutuneet, kun ei ruohoa ole."
FrenchLes ânes sauvages se tiennent sur les lieux élevés, Aspirant l`air comme des serpents; Leurs yeux languissent, parce qu`il n`y a point d`herbe.
GermanDas Wild steht auf den Hügeln und schnappt nach der Luft wie die Drachen und verschmachtet, weil kein Kraut wächst.
HungarianA vadszamarak pedig a sziklához állanak, levegõ után kapkodnak, mint a tengeri szörnyek, szemeik eltikkadnak, mert nincs fû.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDi puncak gunung keledai liar berdiri saja, matanya lesu karena rumput tak ada; ia terengah-engah seperti serigala.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamamaka keledai hutanpun berdiri di atas tempat-tempat yang tinggi, ia menghela nafas seperti naga, matanya kaburlah sebab tiadalah tumbuh-tumbuhan.
Korean" 나 귀 " 은 자 산 위 에 서 서 시 랑 같 이 헐 떡 이 며 ' 이 없 으 므 로 눈 이 아 " 하 여 하 " 도 다
MaoriNa ka tu nga kaihe mohoao i runga i nga wahi tiketike, ka kihakiha ano he kirehe mohoao; matawaia ana o ratou kanohi, kahore hoki he otaota.
Norwegianog villesler står på bare hauger, de snapper efter været som sjakaler, deres øine vansmekter fordi det ikke er urter.
PortugueseE os asnos selvagens se põem nos altos escalvados e, ofegantes, sorvem o ar como os chacais; desfalecem os seus olhos, porquanto não ha erva.   
RumanianMqgarii sqlbatici stau pe locuri knalte wi plewuve, trqgknd aier ca niwte werpi; li se topesc ochii, pentrucq nu este iarbq.``
SpanishLos asnos monteses se ponen sobre los cerros y aspiran el viento como los chacales. Sus ojos se debilitan, porque no hay hierba.
SwedishOch vildåsnorna stå på höjderna och flämta såsom schakaler; deras ögon försmäkta, därför att gräset är borta.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: SNUFFED

Misspellings

"SNUFFED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: naffed, Senufo, suffed. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "SNUFFED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "SNUFFED" (pronounced snu"ft)
3-u" f tbluffed, cuffed, fluffed, huffed, luffed, puffed, rebuffed, roughed, scuffed, stuffed, toughed, tuft.

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Anagrams: SNUFFED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-f-f-n-s-u"

-2 letters: duffs, dunes, fends, feuds, funds, fused, nudes, snuff, unfed.

-3 letters: dens, dues, duff, dune, duns, effs, ends, feds, fend, fens, feud, feus, fuds, fund, funs, fuse, nude, send, sned, sued, unde, used.

-4 letters: den, due, dun, eds, eff, efs, end, ens, fed, fen, feu, fud, fun, nus, sen, sue, sun, uns, use.

-5 letters: de.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-f-f-n-s-u"
 

+1 letter: snuffled.

 

+4 letters: diffuseness, insufflated.

 

+5 letters: faultfinders, interdiffuse, undersheriff, understaffed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: SNUFFED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 4E 55 46 46 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01001110 01010101 01000110 01000110 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 004E 0055 0046 0046 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53485540403938

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Bible Trace
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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