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

snook
noun large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike

snooker
noun a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball

snoop
snooper noun a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

snoop
sleuth verb watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Snoopy
noun a fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz

snootiness
noun the quality of being snooty; `he disliked his neighbors` snootiness`

snore
snoring noun the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

snorer
noun someone who snores while sleeping

snoring
adjective breathing during sleep with harsh noises caused by vibration of the uvula or soft palate; `the snoring sleeper`

snorkel
schnorkel noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

snorkeling
snorkel diving noun skin diving with a snorkel

snorter
noun something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; `a snorter of a sermon`; `the storm wasn`t long but it was a snorter`

snorting
adjective breathing noisily and forcefully through the nostrils; `snored with loud snorting noises`

snot
noun nasal mucus

snotty
snot-nosed adjective dirty with nasal discharge; `a snotty nose`; `a house full of snot-nosed kids`

snout
noun a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal`s head; especially the nose

snout
noun beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

snout beetle
noun small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts

snow
snowfall noun precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

snow bunting
snowbird 1 snowflake noun white arctic bunting

snow goose
noun blue goose in the white color phase

snow gum
ghost gum noun small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips

snow job
noun a long and elaborate misrepresentation

snow leopard
ounce noun large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

snow line
noun the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice

snow mushroom
Tremella fuciformis noun popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried

snow pea
sugar pea noun green peas with flat edible pods

snow plant
Sarcodes sanguinea noun a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground

snow thrower
snow blower noun a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute

snow tire
noun an automobile pneumatic tire with deep tread to give traction in snow

snow-blind
snow-blinded adjective temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice

snow-capped
adjective (of mountains) capped with a covering of snow

snow-clad
snow-covered adjective covered with snow; `snow-clad hills`; `snow-covered roads`; `a long snowy winter`

snow-in-summer
noun chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers

snow-on-the-mountain
snow-in-summer 2 ghost weed noun annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk

snow-white
snowy adjective of the white color of snow

snowball
noun snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

snowbank
noun a mound or heap of snow

snowbell
Styrax obassia noun small tree native to Japan

snowblindness
snow-blindness noun temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice

snowboard
noun a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes

snowboarder
noun someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard

snowboarding
noun the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard

snowbound
adjective confined or shut in by heavy snow

snowcap
noun a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)

snowdrift
noun a mass of snow heaped up by the wind

snowdrop
noun common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers

snowdrop anemone
snowdrop windflower noun Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers

snowfield
noun a permanent wide expanse of snow

snowflake
flake noun a crystal of snow

snowman
noun a figure of a person made of packed snow

snowmobile
noun tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front

snowplow
snowplough noun a vehicle used to push snow from roads

snowshoe
noun a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot

snowshoe hare
snowshoe rabbit noun large large-footed North American hare; white in winter

snowsuit
noun a child`s overgarment for cold weather

snowy egret
snowy heron noun small New World egret

snowy orchid
Habenaria nivea noun slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers

snowy tree cricket
Oecanthus fultoni noun pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America

snub
adjective unusually short; `a snub nose`

snuff
snuff-brown adjective snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

snuff-color
snuff-colour noun dark yellowish brown

snuffbox
noun a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket

snuffbox fern
meadow fern noun fern of northeastern North America

snuffer
snuff user noun a person who uses snuff

snuffers
noun scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick

snuffle
sniffle noun the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

snuffler
noun a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus)

snug
adjective well and tightly constructed; `a snug house`; `a snug little sailboat`

snugly
adverb fitting closely; `the vest fit snugly`

so
adverb in truth (often tends to intensify); `they said the car would break down and indeed it did`; `it is very cold indeed`; `was indeed grateful`; `indeed, the rain may still come`; `he did so do it!`

so far
thus far adverb used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; `So far he hasn`t called`; `the sun isn`t up yet`

soak
soakage noun the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); `a good soak put life back in the wagon`

soak
noun washing something by allowing it to soak

soak through
verb be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

soaking
sopping adverb extremely wet; `dripping wet`; `soaking wet`

soaking
noun washing something by allowing it to soak

soap
noun a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

soap
liquid ecstasy noun street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

soap bubble
noun a bubble formed by a thin soap film

soap dish
noun a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap

soap dispenser
noun dispenser of liquid soap

soap film
noun a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap

soap flakes
noun soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster

soap opera
noun a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

soap pad
noun a cleaning pad containing soap

soap powder
built-soap powder noun soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders

soapberry
soapberry tree noun a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

soapberry vine
noun tendril-climbing vine

soapfish
noun fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America

soapiness
noun the quality of being soap or being covered with soap; `she could smell the soapiness of the doctor`s hands`

soapstone
soaprock noun a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments

soapsuds
suds noun the froth produced by soaps or detergents

soapweed
soap-weed noun tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States

soapwort
hedge pink noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

soapwort gentian
Gentiana saponaria noun erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort

soar
zoom noun the act of rising upward into the air

soar
soar upwards verb rise rapidly; `the dollar soared against the yen`

soar up
soar upwards verb rise rapidly; `the dollar soared against the yen`

soaring
adjective ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; `soaring prices`