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Definition: Snuffers |
SnuffersNoun1. Scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "snuffers" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1851. (references) |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "snuffers": candle-snuffers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
snuffers | 27 |
candle snuffers | 17 |
cigarette snuffers | 13 |
antique snuffers | 5 |
dallas snuffers | 4 |
restaurant snuffers | 3 |
candle shop snuffers | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "snuffers"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | darë për heqjen e pjesës së djegur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | щипци за чистене на свещ, щипци за загасяване на свещ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kynttiläsakset. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mouchettes (snuff). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σβεστήρ κεριού, ψαλίδι θρυαλλίδασ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gyertyakoppantó (extinguisher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 심지를 자르" 사람 (snuffer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ufferssnay espevitador, espevitadeira. (various references) щипцы (barnacle, curling irons, forceps, pliers, tongs). (various references) usekač. (various references) matacandelas. (various references) ljussax. (various references) mum makası. (various references) щипці для знімання нагару. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 37, Verse 23 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fecit et lucernas septem cum emunctoriis suis et vasa ubi quae emuncta sunt extinguuntur de auro mundissimo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he maad seuen lanternes with her candelquenchers, and the vessels, where the snuffes ben quenchid, of moost clene gold. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he made seuen lampes thereto, and the snoffers thereof, ad fyrepanes of pure golde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 37, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga lamparahan nga gibuhat niya, pito, ug ang mga kumpit niini, ug ang ilang mga pinggan nga magagmay niini nga lunsay nga bulawan. |
| Croatian | A od èistoga zlata napravi mu i sedam svjetiljaka, usekaèe i pepeljare. |
| Danish | Derpå lavede han de syv Lamper til den, Lampesaksene og Bakkerne af purt Guld. |
| Dutch | En hij maakte hem zeven lampen; zijn snuiters en zijn blusvaten waren van louter goud. |
| Finnish | Ja hän teki siihen seitsemän lamppua ja siihen kuuluvat lamppusakset ja karstakupit puhtaasta kullasta. |
| French | Il fit ses sept lampes, ses mouchettes et ses vases cendre d`or pur. |
| German | Und machte die sieben Lampen mit ihren Lichtschnäuzen und Löschnäpfen von feinem Gold. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada kaki lampu itu dibuatnya tujuh lampu dengan alat untuk membersihkan sumbu pelita dan talamnya dari emas murni. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka diperbuatkannya akan dia tujuh buah pelita, dan segala sepitnya dan pemadamnya dari pada emas semata-mata suci. |
| Italian | Fece le sue sette lampade, i suoi smoccolatoi e i suoi portacenere d'oro puro. |
| Maori | I hanga ano hoki e ia ki te koura parakore nga rama e whitu o taua mea, me ona kuku, me ona oko ngarahu. |
| Norwegian | Så gjorde han syv lamper til lysestaken og lysesakser og brikker til den av rent gull. |
| Portuguese | Também de ouro puro lhe fez as lâmpadas, em número de sete, com os seus espevitadores e os seus cinzeiros. |
| Rumanian | A fqcut apoi cele wapte candele ale lui, mucqrile wi cenuwarele lui, toate de aur curat. |
| Spanish | Hizo también de oro puro sus siete lámparas, sus despabiladeras y sus platillos. |
| Swedish | Och han gjorde till den sju lampor, så ock lamptänger och brickor till den av rent guld. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "snuffers": candlesnuffers. (additional references) | |
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"Snuffers" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: engulfers, sniffer, sniffers, snufler. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "snuffers" (pronounced 'Snuff"ers'): Clivers, Pinchers, Pliers, Screechers, Withers. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-f-n-r-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: snuffer, suffers. | |
-2 letters: fusser, nurses, ruffes, snuffs, suffer. | |
-3 letters: ferns, fuses, nurse, ruffe, ruffs, runes, ruses, serfs, snuff, suers, surfs, users. | |
-4 letters: effs, erns, fens, fern, fess, feus, funs, furs, fuse, fuss, ness, refs, rues, ruff, rune, runs, ruse, serf, sers, suer, sues, suns, sure, surf, urns, user, uses. | |
-5 letters: eff, efs, ens, ern, ers. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-f-n-r-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: gruffness, snufflers. | |
+2 letters: sufferings. | |
+3 letters: fearfulness, fretfulness, greenstuffs, gruffnesses, scruffiness, sufferances. | |
+4 letters: forcefulness, fruitfulness. | |
+5 letters: effortfulness, fearfulnesses, forgetfulness, fretfulnesses, frightfulness, interdiffuses, scruffinesses, undersheriffs. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6E 75 66 66 65 72 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -. ..- ..-. ..-. . .-. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101110 01110101 01100110 01100110 01100101 01110010 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S n u f f e r s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006E 0075 0066 0066 0065 0072 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5380877272718485 |
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