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I pile on the weight when I work. All that location catering's not good for the love handles. I lose a bit when I'm not working, but I love my food and the occasional snifter.
Ray Winstone

Meaning of "snifter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNIFTER

Perhaps from dialect snifter to sniff, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish snifta (obsolete) to sniff.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SNIFTER

snifter  [ˈsnɪftə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNIFTER

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snifter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SNIFTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

snifter

Snifter

A snifter is a type of stemware, a short-stemmed glass whose vessel has a wide bottom and a relatively narrow top. It is mostly used to serve aged brown spirits such as brandy and whisky.

Definition of snifter in the English dictionary

The definition of snifter in the dictionary is a pear-shaped glass with a short stem and a bowl that narrows towards the top so that the aroma of brandy or a liqueur is retained. Other definition of snifter is a small quantity of alcoholic drink.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNIFTER


bifter
ˈbɪftə
CARIFTA
kæˈrɪftə
downshifter
ˈdaʊnˌʃɪftə
drifter
ˈdrɪftə
grifter
ˈɡrɪftə
lifter
ˈlɪftə
powerlifter
ˈpaʊərˌlɪftə
shifter
ˈʃɪftə
shoplifter
ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə
sifter
ˈsɪftə
swifter
ˈswɪftə
uplifter
ʌpˈlɪftə
weightlifter
ˈweɪtlɪftə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNIFTER

sniff at
sniff out
sniffable
sniffer
sniffer dog
sniffier
sniffiest
sniffily
sniffiness
sniffing
sniffingly
sniffish
sniffishly
sniffishness
sniffle
sniffler
sniffles
sniffly
sniffy
snifty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNIFTER

and they all lived happily ever after
crafter
drafter
flour sifter
fore-and-after
hereafter
hereinafter
lofter
look after
looked-after
make after
point after
rafter
run after
scene shifter
shirt-lifter
sought-after
the morning after
thereafter
whereafter

Synonyms and antonyms of snifter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «snifter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNIFTER

Find out the translation of snifter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of snifter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snifter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

snifter
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copa
570 millions of speakers

English

snifter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

snifter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرعة الكحول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глоток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

snifter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit verre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Snifter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwenker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スニフター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한모금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Snifter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gió mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

snifter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्निफटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir yudum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cicchetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

snifter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ковток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

snifter
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

snifter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

borrel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snifter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dram
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snifter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIFTER»

The term «snifter» is regularly used and occupies the 70.007 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snifter

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QUOTES WITH «SNIFTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word snifter.
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Ray Winstone
I pile on the weight when I work. All that location catering's not good for the love handles. I lose a bit when I'm not working, but I love my food and the occasional snifter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIFTER»

Discover the use of snifter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snifter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
7 If tank is waterlogged, add air through I snifter valve. Use compressed air, bicycle I pump or drain tank completely and refill. drift is beyond the pressure generating capacity of the pump, the pump will run until it overheats and trips a breaker.
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Big Bad-Ass Book of Bar Bets and Drinking Games: Hundreds of ...
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY YOU'LL NEED □ olive □ brandy snifter STEP 1: Place an olive on a flat surface and a brandy snifter a few inches away from the olive. STEP 2: Bet your opponent to get the olive in the brandy snifter without touching ...
Jordana Tusman, 2012
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BARTENDING FOR BEGINNERS:
Bar Trick # 1 Olive in Brandy Snifter. Ingredients: 1 olive and 1 brandy snifter. Objective: Put olive in brandy snifter. Situation: You can not touch the olive with your body (hands, mouth, etc.). You can not scoop the olive with the snifter. You can ...
‎2014
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Donna Sue's Down Home Trailer Park Bartending Guide
You will need a cherry without the stem, and a brandy snifter and an ashtray. The object of this trick is that you gotta get the cherry in the ashtray without touchin' it or usin' your hands or any other part of your body to pick it up. Now, you can't ...
‎2003
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The Best of the Destroyer
Hand-picked by co-creator and co-author Warren Murphy, these three novels serve as both a revisit to the golden age of the series and a great introduction to what Remo Williams and his Sinanju master, Chiun, have been up to for the past ...
Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, 2013
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The Pump Book
The same concept is used for deep well jets. It consists of a bleeder orifice ( Figure 7-9), a snifter valve (Figure 7-10), and an air release valve (Figure 7-11). The bleeder orifice, installed in the drop pipe around 10 or so feet below the well head, ...
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Ultimate Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
I] Place the snifter upside down over the cherry. E Wager a free drink that you can get the cherry into the empty glass without touching the cherry or the empty glass. The cherry can only touch the snifter, which must remain upside down.
David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, Ben H. Winters, 2012
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Failure Prevention of Plant and Machinery
Since differences in line voltages along the line are not uncommon in traction systems, a valve known as a snifter valve was provided near the exhauster as illustrated in Figure 28.1. This was a safety valve in reverse, it allowed air to enter the ...
A. A. Hattangadi, 2004
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Concise English-Scots Dictionary
2 (a candle) snite. snuffbox mill, mull, sneeshin-mill, sneeshin-horn, fsneeshin- box. snuff -spoon sneeshin-pen. pinch of snuff snuff, sneesh. take snuff snuff, sneesh. snuffle noun sneevil, snifter, snocher, snochle NE. verb snifter, snocher, snork ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 1999
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Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex
HOW. TO. WIN. A. BAR. BET. Make bets that you know you will win, or perform a surefire bar trick for drinks. Select a mark, preferably someone who has been drinking heavily. BRANDY SNIFTER AND CHERRY You will need a small brandy ...
Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, Ben Winters, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIFTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snifter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coffee that drinks like beer
Too busy for leisurely sips from a snifter full of nitro coffee? It also comes in cans. Check grocery store aisles for portable versions of the newest coffee trend from ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Getting to Know the Brandy Snifter, the High Brow Glass for Everyone
With a plump body, ample pour-ready bosom and general heft that practically oozes old money, the snifter's shape is largely reminiscent of the portly men who ... «Eater, Jun 15»
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Winter Snifter
The name “port” itself brings to mind warmth, deep color, rich flavors—all the snug-harbor feelings one wants when the weather is cold. Originally from Oporto ... «ithaca.com, Jan 15»
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The Beer Baron's guide to choosing the right glass for your beer
Snifters are a mainstay of high-end beer bars, including In'finiti Fermentation and Distillery in Portland, Maine. Enlarge Photo. Taste gets all the attention, but ... «Madison.com, Dec 14»
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Understanding Beer: Glassware, Smell, and OC Beer
Most American-style beer, like American pale ales or ambers, don't need fancy stemware, but everything from steins to snifters have a place in the beer world, ... «OC Weekly, Aug 14»
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What's it worth? Cognac decanter and snifters, Wawona Tunnel Tree …
A Your cognac decanter and balloon snifters set bears the insignia of Napoleon Bonaparte in what appears to be a gilt finish. The insignia carries no additional ... «The Oregonian, Aug 14»
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Rum Renaissance Revives The Spirit's Rough Reputation
Not the way spring-breakers chug Captain Morgan, but the way cognac drinkers sip Napoleon: Not with Coke (or gunpowder) but neat, in a snifter. Burr, his wife ... «NPR, Apr 14»
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Why Caribbean Rum Is The New Cognac – And Why Miami Is Its …
Not the way spring-breakers chug Captain Morgan but the way cognac drinkers sip Napoleon. Not with Coke (or gunpowder) but neat, in a snifter. Burr, his wife ... «WLRN, Apr 14»
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Six boozy ways with coffee and tea
Wrap a cigar in cheesecloth and steep overnight in a pitcher of brewed tea. Pour 1 cup tea, 1 oz Grand Marnier and 1 oz Hennessy into a snifter. Garnish with an ... «Toronto Life, Feb 14»
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The Brandy experience
Brandy is best drunk from a snifter or brandy balloon glass. This is a short-stemmed glass with a rounded bowl, which traps the aroma of the brandy. And less is ... «DestinyMan, Jan 14»

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