
snack | snack: n. 1 bite, nibble, morsel, titbit or chiefly US tidbit, refreshment(s), Brit elevenses, Colloq nosh: Have a little snack or you''ll be hungry later. --v. 2 bite, nibble, Colloq nosh: He gained all that weight just from snacking between meals.
snag | snag: n. 1 hitch, catch, problem, (stumbling) block, stricture, bottleneck, complication, obstacle, impediment, obstruction, hindrance, difficulty, US hang-up: A snag developed that prevented my keeping my promise to you. --v. 2 catch, tear, rip: He snagged his new jacket on a nail.
snake | snake: n. 1 reptile, serpent, ophidian, viper: A specialist in snakes is called a herpetologist. 2 snake in the grass, traitor, turncoat, Judas, quisling, betrayer, double-crosser, informer, rat, US Benedict Arnold, Slang chiefly US and Canadian fink, ratfink: Eventually they caught the snake who was giving away their plans to the enemy. --v. 3 slither, glide, creep, crawl, worm: To avoid being seen, he snaked along on his stomach for a few yards. 4 twist, wind, curve, bend, turn, zigzag, worm, wander, loop, crook, meander: The road snakes through the jungle for 50 miles or more.
snap | snap: v. 1 break (off), separate, crack; cleave, split, fracture, give way, part: The wind snapped off tree branches like matchsticks. The back legs of the chair snapped in two as she sat on it. 2 click; pop; crack: The door snapped shut. 3 Often, snap at. a bite (at), nip, gnash or snatch at: The postman ran down the street, the dog snapping at his heels. b attack, lunge at, lash out (at), snarl at, growl (at), bark (at), be brusque or short or curt (with), Colloq jump down (someone''s) throat, fly off the handle (at): Robin is in a bad mood today, snapping at everyone. 4 Usually, snap up or US also off. grab (up), snatch (up), seize, pluck, pounce on or upon, make off with, take (away), capture, catch, get, secure: The people who arrived early at the sale had snapped up all the bargains. 5 shoot, snapshot, photograph, click, catch: He always has his camera with him so that he can snap anything interesting. 6 snap one''s fingers at. disdain, scorn, flout, dismiss, contemn, disregard, ignore, defy, mock, deride, thumb one''s nose at, Brit cock a snook at: He merely snapped his fingers at the dangers when I mentioned them. 7 snap out of it. recover, come round or around, revive, awaken, wake up, perk up, liven up, cheer up; get a grip or (a) hold on or of oneself, pull oneself together, (re)gain control of oneself: I was feeling very blue yesterday but managed to snap out of it. --n. 8 crack, crackle, pop, click: The lid shut with a snap. 9 spell, period, interval, wave: During that cold snap we thought we were in for a terrible winter. 10 catch, spring catch, (snap-)fastener, fastening, clasp: Do you want snaps or buttons sewn on this shirt? 11 energy, vigour, animation, liveliness, vitality, bounce, alertness, sprightliness, �lan, dash, sparkle, verve, Colloq zip, zing, get-up-and-go, pep, pizazz: Granny certainly has a lot of snap left in her. 12 easy job, Slang picnic, US and Canadian breeze: There had been no need for her to worry, for the exam turned out to be a snap. --adj. 13 abrupt, sudden, precipitate, hurried, hasty, incautious, rash, unpremeditated, unplanned, not well-thought-out, quick, instantaneous, instant: This is too important a matter for a snap decision.
snappish | snappish: adj. 1 short-tempered, testy, petulant, peevish, irritable, prickly, touchy, irascible, quick to anger, quick-tempered, hot-tempered, waspish, Brit snappy, US on a short string or tether: He fancies that being snappish goes with his ''artistic'' temperament. 2 curt, short, abrupt, brusque, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, sharp, cross, grouchy, gruff, cranky, crusty, crabby, crabbed, acid, tart, acerbic, churlish, dyspeptic, choleric, splenetic, ill-humoured, ill-tempered, temperamental, moody, Brit snappy: Grandad tended to be snappish when he became impatient with our lack of experience.
snappy | snappy: adj. 1 quick, sharp, brisk, smart, crisp, lively, rapid, speedy: If you want to come with us, you''d better make it snappy. 2 fashionable, chic, sharp, smart, stylish, dapper, modish, Colloq natty, Brit trendy: Your new friend is a very snappy dresser, isn''t he?
snare | snare: n. 1 trap, net, springe, noose, gin: They had caught only a pigeon in the snare. --v. 2 trap, catch, entrap, seize, capture, ensnare: Using a different bait, William snared some partridges.
snarl� | snarl�: v. 1 growl; snap: I admit I found three snarling Dobermans a bit off-putting. The clerk snarled at me when I asked for a form. --n. 2 growl: With a snarl the dog leapt at his throat.
snarl� | snarl�: v. 1 Often, snarl up. tangle, entangle, complicate, confuse, scramble, muddle, twist, mix or mess up, Colloq ball up, screw up: This situation is so snarled up that we''ll never straighten it out. 2 tangle, entangle, knot, twist, ravel, jam, kink: The rope won''t feed through the pulley because it''s all snarled. --n. 3 tangle, entanglement, complexity, snag, problem, difficulty, complication, muddle, mess, predicament, fix, quandary, dilemma, Colloq snarl-up, tight spot, pickle: The situation was full of snarls and problems. 4 jungle, maze, labyrinth, knot: The drain was clogged by a snarl of hair.
snatch | snatch: v. 1 grab, grasp, seize, clasp, clutch, pluck, take (hold of), catch, lay hold of, wrest, latch on to, capture, snap up, win, get, lay or get one''s hands on: The thief snatched her purse and ran away. One must snatch every available opportunity for happiness. 2 Chiefly US kidnap, abduct: They snatched the kid and are holding him for ransom. 3 save, rescue, deliver, remove: At the very last moment, we were snatched from the jaws of death. --n. 4 grab, clutch, grasp: He made a snatch for her necklace, but she managed to duck out of the way. 5 scrap, bit, fragment, snippet, segment, morsel, specimen, sample: We were able to hear only brief snatches of their conversation through the closed door.
sneak | sneak: v. 1 lurk, slink, steal, creep, skulk, cower, lurk, pad, prowl, sidle, Colloq pussyfoot: We caught Francis sneaking about the house last night. --n. 2 informer, Colloq tattle-tale, Brit grass, Slang stool-pigeon, snitch, Brit and Australian nark, US stoolie, Chiefly US and Canadian fink, ratfink, US shoo-fly: Frank picked up a little money acting as a sneak for the police.
sneaking | sneaking: adj. 1 persistent, lingering, lurking, nagging, worrying, worrisome, niggling, intuitive, deep-rooted, deep-seated, Slang gut: She had a sneaking suspicion that Stephen was a police informer. 2 innate, intuitive, inherent, private, secret, suppressed, hidden, unexpressed, undeclared, unvoiced, unavowed, unconfessed, unrevealed, unadmitted, undivulged, undisclosed, covert: I have a sneaking sympathy with the underdog.
sneaky | sneaky: adj. underhand(ed), devious, furtive, sly, slippery, disingenuous, deceitful, dishonest, unscrupulous, shifty: He took a sneaky look at his friend''s homework before starting his own.
sneer | sneer: v. 1 smirk, curl one''s lip, sniff: Don''t sneer - you might be the next to lose your job. 2 scorn, disdain, despise, contemn, turn up one''s nose (at), sniff (at), jeer (at), laugh (at), deride, mock, ridicule; underrate; Colloq sneeze at, Slang knock: They sneered at her ambition to become a serious athlete. --n. 3 scorn, jeer, disdain, contempt, derision, mockery, ridicule; sneering, jeering: Barry endured his classmates'' sneers without a word.
sneeze | sneeze: v. 1 sternutate: I was about to sneeze, so I grabbed a tissue. 2 sneeze at. See sneer, 2, above. --n. 3 sternutation; sneezing: The sneeze is an involuntary convulsive action.
snicker | snicker: v. 1 snigger, chuckle, giggle, titter, laugh up one''s sleeve, mock, scorn, laugh (at), jeer (at): It was embarrassing when the audience began to snicker at the ineptitude of the juggler. --n. 2 snigger, chuckle, giggle, titter: The villain gave a little snicker when he thought he had her in his clutches.
sniff | sniff: n. 1 whiff, breath, odour, scent: I got a sniff of her perfume as she walked by. 2 hint, spirit, feeling, suggestion: There is the sniff of spring in the air. --v. 3 smell, snuffle, snuff: Why is your dog always sniffing at my shoes? 4 sniff (at). See sneer, 2, above.
snip | snip: v. 1 nip, clip, crop, cut, lop, prune, dock: When the blossoms begin to fade, snip them off. --n. 2 cut, slit, gash, slash, incision, nick: We could watch the audience through a small snip in the curtain. 3 bit, scrap, shred, snippet, fragment, cutting, clipping, remnant, morsel: You are welcome to the leftover snips of fabric. 4 snips. scissors, shears, tinsnips: This duct can be cut with the snips.
snipe | snipe: v. Usually, snipe at. shoot at, fire at; attack, criticize, deride, find fault with, carp at, pick apart: Newby has been sniping at the organization for years and we simply ignore him.
snivel | snivel: v. sniffle, snuffle, blubber, whimper, whine, mewl, pule; cry, Colloq Brit whinge: I''ll buy some of your matches, little girl, but only if you stop snivelling.
snobbery | snobbery: n. snobbism, snobbishness, pretentiousness, pretension, hauteur, haughtiness, superciliousness, condescension, loftiness, contemptuousness, presumptuousness, lordliness, disdainfulness, disdain, pompousness, pomposity, affectation, inflatedness, self-importance, conceit, vainness, vanity, narcissism, self-admiration, self-centredness, egotism, smugness, Colloq uppishness, uppitiness, snootiness, snottiness: It is commonplace to criticize the nouveau riche for their snobbery.
snobbish | snobbish: adj. condescending, superior, patronizing, arrogant, haughty, lordly, lofty, putting on airs, disdainful, supercilious, contemptuous, pretentious, smug, scornful, self-important, affected, conceited, egotistic(al), vain, self-satisfied, complacent, pompous, Colloq snooty, snotty, highfalutin or hifalutin, on one''s high horse, uppity, hoity-toity, high and mighty, stuck-up, Brit uppish, Chiefly US high-hat, Slang Brit toffee-nosed: Since he got his knighthood, Cathcart has become so snobbish he''ll have nothing to do with us.
snoop | snoop: v. 1 pry, spy, interfere, meddle, intrude, butt in(to), Colloq stick or poke one''s nose; be nosy, nose around or about: He couldn''t stop snooping into other people''s affairs. --n. 2 busybody, Paul Pry, meddler, spy, intruder, snooper, peeper; private detective or investigator; Colloq Nosy Parker, US buttinsky or buttinski; private eye, US shamus: There was a snoop here today, asking a lot of personal questions.
snug | snug: adj. cosy, comfortable, intimate, relaxing, restful, warm, sheltered, friendly, easy, homely, casual, Colloq comfy: Curled up on the sofa, Chris looks as snug as a bug in a rug.
snuggle | snuggle: v. cuddle, snug down, nestle, nuzzle: The puppies snuggled up close to their mother for warmth and protection.
