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S — Snipe to Solitary (Part 1 of 12)

Snipe, n. Fool, blockhead, simpleton, dolt, dunce, dullard, sot.

Snipe-fish, n. Trumpet-fish, bellows-fish (Centriscus scolopax).

Snivel, n. Snot.

Snivel, v. n. Cry (as a child), blubber, whimper, weep, fret, whine.

Snivelly, a.

    1. Snotty.
    2. Whining, pitiful.

Snob, n. Upstart, mushroom, pretender to gentility, pretentious fellow, parvenu.

Snobbish, a. Vulgar, ostentatious, pretentious, assuming

Snook, n. Greenbone, gar-fish, gar-pike, snacot, sea-pike, sea-needle, long-nose, gore-bill, sword-fish, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris).

Snooze, v. n. (Colloq.) Slumber, drowse, sleep, nap, doze.

Snot, n. Snivel.

Snotty, a. Snivelly.

Snout, n.

    1. Nose (of a beast), muzzle.
    2. Nozzle.

Snow-ball, Snow-ball-tree, n. Guelder-rose, gelder-rose (Viburnum opulus).

Snow-goose, n. Whitebrant (Anser hyperboreus).

Snowy, a.

    1. Snow-like.
    2. Abounding with snow.
    3. White, pure, spotless, unblemished, immaculate, unsullied, unstained.

Snub, v. a.

    1. Nip, clip, dock, prune, cut short, cut down, check, stunt.