snuff

snuff

verb

To extinguish a small flame, especially from a candle or lamp.

"She snuffed out the candle."

noun

Finely powdered tobacco, inhaled through the nose for pleasure or habit.

"He offered a pinch of snuff."

verb

Informal: To kill someone or something, often violently or suddenly.

"The gang threatened to snuff him."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: chromatic, mummy-brown, chukker-brown, snuff-brown, snuffle, sniff