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S — Slumber to Snip (Part 10 of 13)

Snail, n.

    1. Slug.
    2. Drone, idler, sluggard, laggard, slug.
    3. Snail-clover, snail-trefoil (Medicago scutellata)

Snail-shell, n. Helix.

Snake, n. Serpent.

Snake-bird, n. Darter.

Snake-head, Snake’s-head, n. Shell-flower, turtle-head, balmony (Chelone glabra).

Snake in the grass. Secret enemy, treacherous person.

Snake-stone, n. Ammonite.

Snakish, a. See Snaky.

Snaky, a.

    1. Serpentine, winding, snakish.
    2. Sly, cunning, artful, deceitful, insinuating, subtle.

Snap, v. a.

    1. Break short, break short off.
    2. Bite, seize, catch at, snatch at, snip.
    3. Crack (as a whip).
    4. Twang.

Snap, v. n.

    1. Break short.
    2. Crackle, decrepitate, crepitate.
    3. Snarl.