"snaste" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /snæst/, /sneɪst/ Forms: snastes [plural]
Rhymes: -æst, -eɪst Etymology: Perhaps related to snite (verb), or perhaps related to gnast. Etymology templates: {{m|en|snite|pos=verb}} snite (verb), {{m|en|gnast}} gnast Head templates: {{en-noun}} snaste (plural snastes)
  1. (obsolete, dialectal) The burnt or burning part of the wick of a candle; the snuff. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-snaste-en-noun-COBtnCPv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snast, snaist, snaast, sneeste, sneest, snace, snaice, sneeze, snaich

Verb

IPA: /snæst/, /sneɪst/ Forms: snastes [present, singular, third-person], snasting [participle, present], snasted [participle, past], snasted [past]
Rhymes: -æst, -eɪst Etymology: Perhaps related to snite (verb), or perhaps related to gnast. Etymology templates: {{m|en|snite|pos=verb}} snite (verb), {{m|en|gnast}} gnast Head templates: {{en-verb}} snaste (third-person singular simple present snastes, present participle snasting, simple past and past participle snasted)
  1. (transitive, obsolete, dialectal) To snuff a candle. Tags: dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-snaste-en-verb-CBd~kSbQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snast, snaist, snaast, sneeste, sneest, snace, snaice, sneeze, snaich

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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