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snuff vs tobacco

tobacco vs snuff

snuff and tobacco both are nouns.

snuff is an adjective but tobacco is not an adjective.

snuff is a verb but tobacco is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snuff Yes Yes Yes No
tobacco Yes No No No
As nouns, tobacco is a hypernym of snuff; that is, tobacco is a word with a broader meaning than snuff:
  • snuff: finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
  • tobacco: leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
Other hypernyms of snuff include baccy.
snuff (noun) tobacco (noun)
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
the charred portion of a candlewick
snuff (adjective) tobacco (adjective)
snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown
snuff (verb) tobacco (verb)
inhale (something) through the nose
sniff or smell inquiringly
Difference between snuff and tobacco

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