5 letter word starting with sni

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
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.
snite noun A snipe., To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle.