Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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. |