whiff : Idioms & Phrases
get a whiff
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verb smell strongly and intensely
get a noseful.
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horned whiff
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noun a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Citharichthys cornutus.
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skew-whiff
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adjective satellite turned or twisted toward one side
lopsided; wonky; askew; cockeyed; awry.
- a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
- his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
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adverb turned or twisted to one side
askew; awry.
- rugs lying askew
- with his necktie twisted awry