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Terms vs Snift - What's the difference?

terms | snift |

As nouns the difference between terms and snift

is that terms is while snift is (uk|dialect) a moment.

As a verb snift is

to snort.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    snift

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

  • (UK, dialect) A moment.
    • (Halliwell)
  • (UK, dialect, uncountable) Slight snow; sleet.
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 2

    From sniff.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To snort.
  • * Johnson
    • resentment expressed by snifting
  • To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
  • * Landor
    • It now appears that they were still snifting and hankering after their old quarters.
    (Webster 1913)