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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

smuttily
vulgarly adverb in a smutty manner

smuttiness
dirtiness noun obscenity in speech or writing

Smyrnium
genus Smyrnium noun Alexanders

snack bar
snack counter noun usually inexpensive bar

snack food
noun food for light meals or for eating between meals

snaffle
snaffle bit noun a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

snafu
noun an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up

snag
noun a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; `a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds`

snail
noun freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

snail butter
noun for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsley

snail darter
Percina tanasi noun a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River

snail mail
noun any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; `email is much faster than snail mail`

snail-like
adjective resembling a snail

snailfish
seasnail 1 sea snail 1 Liparis liparis noun small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish

snailflower
snail-flower noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus

snake
serpent noun limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

snake charmer
noun a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes

snake dance
noun a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked

snake god
noun a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies

snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens noun predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth

snake muishond
Poecilogale albinucha noun small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head

snake oil
noun (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless

snake oil
noun communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

snake plant
Sansevieria trifasciata noun stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant

snake polypody
Microgramma-piloselloides noun epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America

snake venom
noun venom secreted by certain snakes

snake`s head fritillary
guinea-hen flower noun Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental

snake-haired
adjective (of monsters) having snakes for hair

snake-like
snake-shaped adjective resembling a snake

snakebird
anhinga noun fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

snakebite
noun a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake

snakeblenny
Lumpenus lumpretaeformis noun found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters

snakefly
noun predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax

snakes and ladders
noun a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes

snakewood
Rauwolfia serpentina noun East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents

snap
snap fastener noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; `children can manage snaps better than buttons`

snap
verb cause to make a snapping sound; `snap your fingers`

snap bean
noun tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

snap off
verb break a piece from a whole; `break a branch from a tree`

snap roll
noun a fast roll

snapdragon
noun a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon

snapper
noun flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

snapper
noun Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

snapping shrimp
pistol shrimp noun small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae

snapping turtle
noun large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws

snappish
snappy adjective tending to speak irritably; `a snappish tone of voice`

snappishly
adverb in an ill-natured and snappish manner; ``Don`t talk to me now,` she said snappishly`

snappy
whipping adjective smart and fashionable; `snappy conversation`; `some sharp and whipping lines`

snapshot
noun an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; `my snapshots haven`t been developed yet`; `he tried to get unposed shots of his friends`

snapshot program
noun a trace program that produces output for selected conditions

snare
gin 1 noose noun a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

snare
verb entice and trap; `The car salesman had snared three potential customers`

snare drum
snare 2 side drum noun a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

snarer
noun someone who sets snares for birds or small animals

snarl
noun a vicious angry growl

snatch
noun a small fragment; `overheard snatches of their conversation`

snatch block
noun a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope

snazzy
adjective flashily stylish; `a snazzy outfit`

Snead
Sam Snead noun United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)

sneak preview
noun a preview to test audience reactions

sneak thief
pilferer noun a thief who steals without using violence

sneaking(a)
unavowed adjective not openly expressed; `a sneaking suspicion`

sneakingly
adverb in a sneaky manner; `I always felt sneakingly that I wanted to be a concert pianist`

sneaky
underhand adjective marked by deception; `achieved success in business only by underhand methods`

sneer
leer noun a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

sneerer
scorner noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression

sneeringly
superciliously adverb with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; ``I don`t believe in these customs,` he said sneeringly`

sneeze
sneezing noun a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

sneezer
noun a person who sneezes

sneezeweed
noun any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing

sneezeweed yarrow
sneezewort noun Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered

sneezy
adjective inclined to sneeze

Snellen
Hermann Snellen noun Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)

Snellen chart
noun display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity

Snellen test
noun a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart

snick
verb cut slightly, with a razor; `The barber`s knife nicked his cheek`

snicker
snort 1 snigger noun a disrespectful laugh

sniff
snuff noun sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

sniffer
noun a person who sniffs

sniffle
blub verb cry or whine with snuffling; `Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!`

sniffler
noun a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose

sniffly
snuffling adjective liable to sniffle

snifter
brandy snifter noun a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

snip
snippet noun a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

snipe
noun a gunshot from a concealed location

snipe hunt
noun an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it; `in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage`

snipefish
bellows fish noun small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth

sniper
noun a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

sniper rifle
precision rifle noun an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away

snips
tinsnips noun (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal

snit
noun a state of agitated irritation; `he was in a snit`

snitch
thieve verb take by theft; `Someone snitched my wallet!`

snivel
sniveling noun whining in a tearful manner

snivel
blub verb cry or whine with snuffling; `Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!`

Sno-cat
noun a kind of snowmobile

snob
prig noun a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

snobbery
snobbism noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status

snobbishly
snootily adverb in a snobbish manner; `they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party`

snogging
noun (British informal) cuddle and kiss

snood
noun an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman`s hair; pins or ties at the back of the head