snifter

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.

   “Brouffer. To ſnurt, or ſnifter vvith the noſe, like a horſe.”

2. fiil Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner.
3. isim A sniff.
4. isim A strong or severe wind.
5. isim A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy.

   “[H]e springs to another wooden vat and turns a valve, filling a snifter with a warm amber liquid. […] Bang holds the liquid up to the light, swirls it around, takes a sniff of the pungent bouquet, puts the glass to his lips—and gives a satisfied smile.”

6. isim Synonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2) might hold”)

   “"Sit down, bo," invited Soup Face. "I guess you're a regular all right. Here, have a snifter?" and he pulled a flask from his side pocket, holding it toward The Oskaloosa Kid.”

7. isim Synonym of cocaine addict; a sniffer.
8. isim A small amount of cocaine taken by inhaling through the nose.
9. isim A handheld device used to detect signals from radio transmitters; a sniffer.