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Extinguishes A Candle Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• the charred portion of a candlewick

• a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

• finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

• sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

adjective satellite

• snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

verb

• sniff or smell inquiringly

• inhale (something) through the nose

30%6Extinguishes
verb

• put out, as of a candle or a light

• wet thoroughly

• dip into a liquid

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• lower quickly

• slacken

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

30%5Extinguishes
noun

• the act of terminating a life

• the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

• the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

verb

• cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

• thwart the passage of

• end or extinguish by forceful means

• be fatal

• be the source of great pain for

• overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

• hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

• hit with great force

• deprive of life

• cause the death of, without intention

• drink down entirely

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• tire out completely

• cause to cease operating

• destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

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New York Times30 Oct 1989 Across 30
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