| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| snack | verb t. | A share; a part or portion; — obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share., A slight, hasty repast. |
| snail | noun | Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail., Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail., Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing., A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock., A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo., The pod of the sanil clover. |
| snake | noun | Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent., To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; — often with out., To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm., To crawl like a snake. |
| snaky | adjective | Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding., Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful., Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand. |
| snape | verb t. | To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface. |
| snare | noun | A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin., Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble., The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum., An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion., To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. |
| snarl | verb t. | To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface., To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread., To embarrass; to insnare., A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty., To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds., To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms., The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention. |
| snary | adjective | Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious. |
| snast | verb t. | The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle. |
| snead | noun | A snath., A line or cord; a string. |
| sneak | verb i. | To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company., To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch., To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner., A mean, sneaking fellow., A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; — called also grub. |
| sneap | verb t. | To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide., To nip; to blast; to blight., A reprimand; a rebuke. |
| sneck | verb t. | To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door., A door latch. |
| sneed | noun | See Snath. |
| sneer | verb i. | To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression., To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively., To show mirth awkwardly., To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person., To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers., The act of sneering., A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. |
| snell | adjective | Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp., A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. |
| snick | noun | A small cut or mark., A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional., A knot or irregularity in yarn., A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast., To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting., To hit (a ball) lightly., See Sneck. |
| snide | adjective | Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. |
| snift | of Sniff, To snort., To sniff; to snuff; to smell., A moment., Slight snow; sleet. | |
| sniff | verb t. | To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; — sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt., To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country., To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger., The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air. |
| snigg | noun | A small eel. |
| snipe | noun | Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak., A fool; a blockhead. |
| snypy | adjective | Like a snipe. |
| snite | noun | A snipe., To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle. |
| snoff | noun | A short candle end used for igniting a fuse. |
| snood | noun | The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character., A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook; a snell; a leader., To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood. |
| snook | verb i. | To lurk; to lie in ambush., A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; — called also ravallia, and robalo., The cobia., The garfish. |
| snore | verb i. | To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep., A harsh nasal noise made in sleep. |
| snort | verb i. | To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play., To snore., To laugh out loudly., The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting., To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. |
| snout | noun | The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine., The nose of a man; — in contempt., The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc., The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; — called also rostrum., The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles., To furnish with a nozzle or point. |
| snowl | noun | The hooded merganser. |
| snowy | adjective | White like snow., Abounding with snow; covered with snow., Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. |
| snuff | verb t. | The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not., To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of., To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff., To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell., To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses., To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense., The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff., Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once., Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. |