snoopiness | (noun) offensive inquisitiveness | Synonyms: nosiness, prying |
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snoopy | (adjective) offensively curious or inquisitive | Synonyms: nosey, nosy, prying |
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snoot | (noun) informal terms for the nose | Synonyms: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snout |
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(noun) a person regarded as arrogant and annoying | Synonyms: prig, snob, snot |
snootily | (adverb) in a snobbish manner | Synonyms: snobbishly, uppishly |
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snootiness | (noun) the quality of being snooty | - |
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snooty | (adjective) (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant | Synonyms: bigheaded, persnickety, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish |
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snooze | (noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | Synonyms: catnap, forty winks, light sleep, nap, short sleep |
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(verb) sleep lightly or for a short period of time | Synonyms: doze, drowse |
snore | (noun) the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound | Synonyms: snoring, stertor |
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(noun) the rattling noise produced when snoring | - |
(verb) breathe noisily during one's sleep | Synonyms: saw logs, saw wood |
snorer | (noun) someone who snores while sleeping | - |
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snoring | (noun) the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound | Synonyms: snore, stertor |
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snorkel | (noun) air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time | Synonyms: breather, schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather |
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(noun) breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water | - |
(verb) dive with a snorkel | - |
snorkeling | (noun) skin diving with a snorkel | Synonyms: snorkel diving |
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snort | (noun) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | Synonyms: bird, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing |
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(noun) a disrespectful laugh | Synonyms: snicker, snigger |
(verb) make a snorting sound by exhaling hard | - |
(verb) indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose | - |
(verb) inhale through the nose | Synonyms: take a hit |
(verb) inhale recreational drugs | Synonyms: huff |
snorter | (noun) something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent | - |
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(noun) something outstandingly difficult | - |
(noun) someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound | - |
snorting | (noun) an act of forcible exhalation | Synonyms: huffing, puffing |
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snorty | (adjective) (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed | Synonyms: shirty |
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snot | (noun) nasal mucus | - |
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(noun) a person regarded as arrogant and annoying | Synonyms: prig, snob, snoot |
snotty | (adjective) dirty with nasal discharge | Synonyms: snot-nosed |
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(adjective) (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant | Synonyms: bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish |
snout | (noun) a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose | Synonyms: neb |
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(noun) beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | Synonyms: rostrum |
(noun) informal terms for the nose | Synonyms: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot |
snow | (noun) street names for cocaine | Synonyms: blow, C, coke, nose candy |
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(noun) precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals | Synonyms: snowfall |
(noun) a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground | - |
(verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | Synonyms: bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes |
(verb) fall as snow | - |
snowball | (noun) snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully) | - |
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(noun) ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup | - |
(noun) ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce | - |
(noun) plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions | Synonyms: Abronia elliptica, sweet sand verbena |
(verb) increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate | - |
(verb) throw snowballs at | - |
snowbank | (noun) a mound or heap of snow | Synonyms: snow bank |
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snowbell | (noun) small tree native to Japan | Synonyms: Styrax obassia |
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snowberry | (noun) deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries | Synonyms: common snowberry, Symphoricarpos alba, waxberry |
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snowbird | (noun) white Arctic bunting | Synonyms: Plectrophenax nivalis, snow bunting, snowflake |
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(noun) small North American finch seen chiefly in winter | Synonyms: junco |
(noun) medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter | Synonyms: fieldfare, Turdus pilaris |
snowblindness | (noun) temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice | Synonyms: snow-blindness |
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snowboard | (noun) a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes | - |
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(verb) glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board | - |
snowboarder | (noun) someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard | - |
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snowboarding | (noun) the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard | - |
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snowbound | (adjective) confined or shut in by heavy snow | - |
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snowcap | (noun) a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) | - |
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snowdrift | (noun) a mass of snow heaped up by the wind | - |
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snowdrop | (noun) common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers | Synonyms: Anemone quinquefolia, wood anemone |
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snowfall | (noun) precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals | Synonyms: snow |
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snowfield | (noun) a permanent wide expanse of snow | - |
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snowflake | (noun) white Arctic bunting | Synonyms: Plectrophenax nivalis, snow bunting, snowbird |
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(noun) a crystal of snow | Synonyms: flake |
snowiness | (noun) The property or condition of being marked by or covered with snow. | - |
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snowman | (noun) a figure of a person made of packed snow | - |
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snowmobile | (noun) tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front | - |
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(verb) ride a snowmobile | - |
snowplough | (noun) a vehicle used to push snow from roads | Synonyms: snowplow |
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snowplow | (noun) a vehicle used to push snow from roads | Synonyms: snowplough |
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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 | - |
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(verb) travel on snowshoes | - |
snowstorm | (noun) a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds | Synonyms: blizzard |
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snowsuit | (noun) a child's overgarment for cold weather | - |
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snowy | (adjective) of the white color of snow | Synonyms: snow-white |
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(adjective) covered with snow | Synonyms: snow-clad, snow-covered |
(adjective) marked by the presence of snow | Synonyms: white |
snub | (adjective) unusually short | - |
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(noun) a refusal to recognize someone you know | Synonyms: cold shoulder, cut |
(noun) an instance of driving away or warding off | Synonyms: rebuff, repulse |
(verb) reject outright and bluntly | Synonyms: rebuff, repel |
(verb) refuse to acknowledge | Synonyms: cut, disregard, ignore |
snuff | (adjective) snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown | Synonyms: chukker-brown, mummy-brown, snuff-brown |
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(noun) sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | Synonyms: sniff |
(noun) finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose | - |
(noun) a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time | - |
(noun) the charred portion of a candlewick | - |
(verb) inhale (something) through the nose | - |
(verb) sniff or smell inquiringly | Synonyms: snuffle |
snuffbox | (noun) a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket | - |
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snuffer | (noun) a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles | - |
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(noun) a person who uses snuff | Synonyms: snuff user |
(noun) a person who snuffs out candles | - |
snuffers | (noun) scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick | - |
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snuffle | (noun) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | Synonyms: sniffle, snivel |
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(verb) snuff up mucus through the nose | Synonyms: snivel |
(verb) cry or whine with snuffling | Synonyms: blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel |
(verb) sniff or smell inquiringly | Synonyms: snuff |
snuffler | (noun) a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus) | - |
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snuffling | (adjective) liable to sniffle | Synonyms: sniffly, snuffly |
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snuffly | (adjective) liable to sniffle | Synonyms: sniffly, snuffling |
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snug | (adjective) enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space | Synonyms: cosy, cozy |
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(adjective) offering safety; well protected or concealed | - |
(adjective) fitting closely but comfortably | Synonyms: close-fitting, close |
(adjective) well and tightly constructed | - |
(noun) a small secluded room | Synonyms: cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery |
snuggery | (noun) a small secluded room | Synonyms: cubby, cubbyhole, snug |
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snuggle | (noun) a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace | Synonyms: cuddle, nestle |
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(verb) move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle |
(verb) position comfortably | Synonyms: nestle |
snuggled | (adjective) drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection | Synonyms: nestled |
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snuggling | (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | Synonyms: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching |
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snugly | (adverb) fitting closely | - |
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(adverb) safely protected | - |
(adverb) warmly and comfortably sheltered | - |
snugness | (noun) a state of warm snug comfort | Synonyms: cosiness, coziness |
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