<B>snood, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a net or bag worn over a woman's hair. A snood may be part of a hat. <DD><B> 2. </B>a baglike hat. <DD><B> 3. </B>a band or ribbon formerly worn around the hair by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England. <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=dewbill.</B> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to bind (hair) with a snood. </DL>
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<B>snooded, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>wearing a snood. <DD><B> 2. </B>bound with a snood. </DL>
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<B>snook</B> (1), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> (Scottish.) to pry around. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>cock a</B> (or <B>one's</B>) <B>snook,</B> (Especially British Slang.) to thumb one's nose. <BR> <I>Ex. One feels that if the need arose they would defy Washington ... as dauntlessly as they have already cocked their snook at London (Manchester Guardian).</I> </DL>
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<B>snook</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of edible fishes, such as a robalo of the Atlantic with a long body, long lower jaw, and prominent lateral line. </DL>
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<B>snooker, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a variation of pool played with 15 red balls, each counting 1, and 6 of other colors, counting 2 to 7. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to block (a player) in snooker from shooting in a straight line at a ball. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Especially British Informal.) to block; hinder. <BR> <I>Ex. At the long 15th she was almost snookered by a tree from her tee shot (London Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>snool,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to snivel. <DD><B> 2. </B>to submit tamely. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to keep in subjection. </DL>
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<B>snoop, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><I>v.i. </I> to go about in a sneaking, prying way; pry; prowl. <BR> <I>Ex. The old lady snooped into everybody's business. He did not remain ... where he belonged, but snooped all over the island (Sinclair Lewis).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a person who snoops. noun <B>snooper.</B> </DL>
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<B>snooperscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an infrared device used especially by soldiers in World War II to see the enemy in the dark. </DL>
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<B>snoopery, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the practice of snooping. <BR> <I>Ex. It is a scandalous state of affairs when the snoopery of private wiretapping becomes so well established (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
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<B>snoopy, </B>adjective, <B>snoopier,</B> <B>snoopiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) inclined to snoop; nosy; prying; snooping. <BR> <I>Ex. Dogs are faithful, watchful, quick, loud, and dependable, and, while undeniably snoopy, keep their secrets to themselves (New Yorker).</I> adv. <B>snoopily</B>m. noun <B>snoopiness.</B> </DL>
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<B>snoot, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the nose. <DD><B> 2. </B>the face. <DD><B> 3. </B>a grimace, especially one of contempt. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to snub or treat with contempt. <BR> <I>Ex. Without meaning to snoot the poor old demoded ice tray, I must say that the basket full of pieces of ice, as easy to pick up as marbles, is quite a sight (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>snootful, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fuls.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a large portion of alcoholic beverage, usually sufficient to cause drunkenness. <BR> <I>Ex. It may be a foggy mind controlling careless hands and feet ... or the too relaxing effects of a snootful (Birmingham News).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. He took it out on me. The chrome was rusty, I drove too slow, ...--nag, nag, nag. I finally got a snootful (S. J. Perelman).</I> </DL>
<B>snooze, </B>verb, <B>snoozed,</B> <B>snoozing,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><I>v.i. </I> to take a nap; sleep; doze. <BR> <I>Ex. The dog snoozed on the porch in the sun. ... solemn, whiskered gentlemen snoozing in deep black-leather armchairs under copies of "The Times" (Atlantic).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a nap; doze. noun <B>snoozer.</B> </DL>
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<B>snoozle, </B>transitive verb, <B>-zled,</B> <B>-zling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to nestle; snuggle. <BR> <I>Ex. A dog ... snoozled its nose overforwardly into her face (Emily Bronte).</I> </DL>
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<B>Snopes, </B>noun, pl. <B>Snopeses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an unscrupulous type of businessman or politician. </DL>
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<B>Snopesian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characteristic of a Snopes; mean; unscrupulous. <BR> <I>Ex. Dehumanized by his property ... he is congenitally and irredeemably ... Snopesian (Marshall Frady).</I> </DL>
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<B>snore, </B>verb, <B>snored,</B> <B>snoring,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to breathe during sleep with a harsh, rough sound. <BR> <I>Ex. The child with a cold snored all night.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to pass in sleeping, especially while snoring. <BR> <I>Ex. The man snored away the afternoon.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the sound made in snoring. noun <B>snorer.</B> </DL>
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<B>snorkel, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a shaft for taking in air and discharging gases, which allows submarines to remain under water for a very long period of time. It is like a periscope in shape. <DD><B> 2. </B>a curved tube often attached to a face mask which enables swimmers to breathe under water while swimming near the surface. <BR> <I>Ex. They prepared to submerge, some with tanks strapped on their backs, and others equipped, less heavily, with a snorkel (New Yorker).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to travel or swim under water using a snorkel. <BR> <I>Ex. Reportedly, the scent of a snorkeling sub can be picked up several miles away and ... for as long as one hour after the sub has glided by under water (Newsweek).</I> noun <B>snorkeler.</B> </DL>
<B>snort, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to force the breath violently through the nose with a loud, harsh sound. <BR> <I>Ex. The horse snorted.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to make a sound like this. <BR> <I>Ex. The engine snorted.</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>to show contempt, defiance, anger, or other feeling by snorting. <DD><B> b. </B>to laugh loudly or roughly in contempt. <DD><B> 4. </B>(U.S. Slang.) to snuff or inhale a narcotic. <BR> <I>Ex. There are "shooting galleries" where men can snort or mainline in comfort (Time).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to say or express with a snort. <BR> <I>Ex. "Nonsense!" snorted the old man.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to force out by, or as if by, snorting. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) to snuff or inhale (a narcotic). <BR> <I>Ex. to snort cocaine.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an act of snorting. <DD><B> 2. </B>the sound made by snorting. <BR> <I>Ex. a loud snort of contempt.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) a drink (of liquor), especially one taken in a gulp. <DD><B> 4. </B>(U.S. Slang.) the act or practice of snigging or inhaling cocaine. noun <B>snorter.</B> </DL>
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<B>snot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Vulgar or Dialect.) nasal mucus. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) a snotty person or remark. </DL>
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<B>snotter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a rope attached to a yardarm, to pull off the lift and brace. <DD><B> 2. </B>a becket on a mast to hold the lower end of a sprit. </DL>
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<B>snotty, </B>adjective, <B>-tier,</B> <B>-tiest,</B> noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>(Informal.) saucy; impudent; conceited; snooty. <BR> <I>Ex. a snotty remark.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Vulgar or Dialect.) foul with snot. <DD><I>noun </I> (British Slang.) <B>1. </B>(Nautical.) a midshipman. <DD><B> 2. </B>any very small, insignificant person. adv. <B>snottily.</B> noun <B>snottiness.</B> </DL>
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<B>snotty-nosed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) snotty. <BR> <I>Ex. Let snotty-nosed fellows ... approve what I write, or let them flout and fleer (John Selden).</I> </DL>
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<B>snout, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the part of an animal's head that extends forward and contains the nose, mouth, and jaws. Pigs, dogs, and crocodiles have snouts. <DD><B> b. </B>a similar projection in certain insects; rostrum. <DD><B> 2. </B>anything like an animal's snout, such as a nozzle. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) <DD><B> a. </B>a large or ugly nose. <DD><B> b. </B>any nose. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to root with, or as if with, the snout. <BR> <I>Ex. They snout the bushes and stones aside (Rudyard Kipling).</I> </DL>
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<B>snout beetle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large family of small beetles that have the head prolonged to form a snout; weevil. </DL>
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<B>snout butterfly,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a small group of butterflies having long, beaklike mouthparts. </DL>
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<B>snouted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a snout. <BR> <I>Ex. A group of snouted, slit-eyed, sinister, and yet beautifully modelled Crusaders' helmets ... (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>snouty, </B>adjective, <B>snoutier,</B> <B>snoutiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>resembling a snout or muzzle; having a pronounced or prominent snout. <BR> <I>Ex. The nose was ugly, long and big, Broad and snouty like a pig (Thomas Otway).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>overbearing; insolent; snooty. <BR> <I>Ex. Her manner was perfectly snouty (London Times).</I> </DL>
