snaste
/snæst/
snaste noun: the burnt or burning part of the wick of a candle; the snuff.
Noun
snaste (plural snastes)
- The burnt or burning part of the wick of a candle; the snuff.
- Till some part of the candle was consumed, and the dust gathered about the snaste; but then it made the snaste big, and long, and to burn duskishly.1626, Francis Bacon, Natural History, page 127
- A coming letter is foretold by a projecting spark on the snaste.1865, Edward FitzGerald, Works, page 426
Verb
snaste (third-person singular simple present snastes, present participle snasting, simple past and past participle snasted)
Forms of snaste
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | snastes |
| alternative form | snast |
| alternative form | snaist |
| alternative form | snaast |
| alternative form | sneeste |
| alternative form | sneest |
| alternative form | snace |
| alternative form | snaice |
| alternative form | sneeze |
| alternative form | snaich |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | snastes |
| present participle | snasting |
| past participle | snasted |
| past | snasted |
Origin of snaste
Perhaps related to snite (verb), or perhaps related to gnast.
Words that rhyme with snaste
Questions about snaste
- What does snaste mean?
- Snaste means the burnt or burning part of the wick of a candle; the snuff.
- What part of speech is snaste?
- Snaste can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce snaste?
- Snaste is pronounced /snæst/.
- What is the plural of snaste?
- The plural of snaste is snastes.
Words near snaste in the dictionary
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