snuff

noun

A preparation of finely pulverized tobacco that can be drawn up into the nostrils by inhaling.

noun

The quantity of this tobacco that is inhaled at a single time; a pinch.

noun

A powdery substance, such as a medicine, taken by inhaling.

intransitive verb

To use or inhale snuff.

idiom

(up to snuff) Normal in health.

idiom

(up to snuff) Up to standard; adequate.

intransitive verb

To inhale (something) audibly through the nose; sniff.

intransitive verb

To sense or examine by smelling; sniff at.