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— English words —

• sniff v. (Transitive, intransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
• sniff v. (Transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
• sniff v. (Transitive) To perceive vaguely.
• sniff v. (Intransitive) To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.
• sniff v. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
• sniff v. (Computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
• sniff v. (Slang, chiefly UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
• sniff n. (Countable) An instance of sniffing.
• sniff n. (Countable) A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.
• sniff n. (Countable, colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount.
• sniff n. (Uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
• sniff interj. A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.

— English words, defined in French —

• sniff v. Renifler, sniffer.
• sniff v. # (Réseaux informatiques) Sniffer.
• sniff n. Reniflement.

— In German —

• sniff V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sniffen.
• Sniff S. Jargon: das Einziehen von Luft durch die Nase, wobei eine…

— In French —

• sniff ono. Bruit de reniflement.
• sniff n.m. (Toxicomanie) Action de sniffer, de priser ; prise.

67 English words from 12 English definitions

amount analyse and as␣in associated audible being brief case chiefly cocaine colloquial Computing contempt contemptuous Countable crying data dismissive drugs form illness in␣case in␣case␣of inhalation inhale inhaled instance intercept interfering intransitive investigate make manner network nose over packets perceive perception powder pry quantity say short slang smelling sniffing something sometimes sound such such␣as that that␣is the through tiny Transitive transmitted Uncountable unhappiness usually vaguely when while with

15 English words from 7 foreign definitions

Action Bruit das des die Jargon Luft Nase Person prise priser Réseaux Singular sniffer Verbs

14 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

Aktiv durch eine Einziehen Imperativ informatiques Präsens reniflement Renifler Réseaux␣informatiques sniffen Toxicomanie von wobei

45 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sniffs sniffy sniffed Sniffen sniffer sniffin' sniffle sniffly Sniffens sniffers sniffest sniffeth sniffier sniffily sniffing sniffish sniffled sniffler sniffles sniff␣out sniffable sniffiest sniffings snifflers snifflier sniffling sniffs␣out sniff␣test sniffed␣out sniffer␣dog sniffiness sniffingly sniffishly sniffliest snifflings sniff␣tests sniffer␣dogs sniffing␣out snifflingly sniffer␣plane sniffinesses sniffishness sniffer␣planes sniffing␣position sniffing␣positions

30 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

asniffle resniffs re-sniffs resniffed re-sniffed unsniffed Pecksniffs resniffing re-sniffing glue␣sniffer jock␣sniffer posy-sniffer posy␣sniffer antisniffing jock␣sniffers Pecksniffery pecksniffian Pecksniffian Pecksniffism posy-sniffers posy␣sniffers packet␣sniffer people␣sniffer petrol␣sniffer throne␣sniffer packet␣sniffers people␣sniffers petrol␣sniffers throne␣sniffers Pecksniffianism

4 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

resniff re-sniff Pecksniff scratch␣and␣sniff

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

iff IFF niff

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

FFI fin Fin FIN fin. Fin. f***in' fins FINs ins Ins INS in's ins. Ins.

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

niffs

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

finifs in-offs sniffs sniffy

5 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

FFIs fins FINs NFIs niff

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

skiff Skiff snift snoff snuff spiff stiff Stiff

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

niff

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