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snaik, snake, snakie, sneck, snek, snekk,
snake [snek]
n. A snake. NN.b. A slug, usually the large grey or black garden slug.
dim. snakie
breidsnapper, breid-snapper, snap, snaplie, snaply, snapp, snapper, snappert, snappie, snappie, snappit, snapplie, snappous, snappus, snappy, snappy,
snap [snap]
adj. Quick, eager, ready, acute, smart.
v. To snap. To eat hastily.
pt. pp. snappit adj. Snappy.
snappy [ˈsnape]
adj. Snappy.
snaply
adv. Quickly.
snapper [-ər]
n. A stumble. A false step. A trip, a jolting motion.
v. To snap like a dog, to snarl and bite. To stumble, to trip, to fall suddenly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
breid-snapper: col. A child that constantly needs feeding.
snappie: NN.a. A small cod. MN. A school attendance officer.
snappous [-əs]: Hasty in temper, testy, crabbed.
snar,
snar [snar]
adj. Severe, strict, tart. Astute, sharp in one's dealings. Of things: firm, hard.
snare [sneːr]
n. A trap for catching birds etc.
Also snarl
n. A snare.
v. To snare.
snare [sneːr]
v. A kind of trap.
v. To entrap, entangle, catch
Compounds and phrases etc.
ensnare: To ensnare, entrap.
snaister, snaisters, snash, snashter, snashters, snaster, snasters, snesh, sneyster, sneysters, sneysters, snicesters, snoister, snoisters, snoyster, snoysters, snyashter, snyashters, snyster, snysters, snysters,
snash [snaʃ]
n. Impudence, sneers.
adj. Pert, saucy.
v. To snap, vituperate, sneer.
Compounds and phrases etc.
snashterusually pl. snashters [ˈsnaʃtərz]: col. A contemptuous name for sweets, cakes, pastries, other dainties or trashy food. To be impertinent or cheeky.
snyster usually pl. snysters ˈ[snəistərz]: WC. Sweets, dainties, tit-bits, confectionery, cakes.
snatch [snatʃ]
v. To seize, take hold of.
pt. pp. snatcht
shnavv, shnavvy, sna, sna$, snaa, snaa$ed, snaa-brew, snaa-broo, snaaburd, snaad, snaafann, snaaie, snaan, snaa-tap, snaav, snaave, snaavie, snaa-vraith, snaa-wride, snaay, sna-bree, snae, snae-burd, snae-threave, snafann, snah, snavie, snaw, snaw$d, snawbird, snaw-bird, snaw-bree, snaw-brew, snaw-broo, snaw-brui, snaw-brui$, Snawburd, snawd, snawed, snawed, snawen, snawfann, snaw-fite, snaw-flauchan, snaw-flauchtin, snaw-hoard, snaw-hoord, snaw-huird, snawie, snawn, snaw-pattens, snaw-pattins, snaw-tap, snaw-thrave, snaw-vraith, snaw-white, snaw-wraith, snaw-wreath, snaw-wreith, snaw-wride, snawy, sneaw, snew, snow-broo, snow-broth, snowburd, snowfang, snyaav, snyaave, snyauve,
snaw [snɑː, snɔː, N. sn(j)aː, MN. snjaːv, I. snaː]
n. Snow.
v. To snow.
pt. snawed, snew [snjuː]
pp. snawed, snawn
snawy
adj. Snowy.
Compounds and phrases etc.
feedin o snaw: Lying snow that encourages another fall of snow.
snaw-bane: S. The the first lambs of the year.
snawbird: U. The starling Sturnus vulgaris.
snaw-bree: Melted snow.
snaw-brew: Melted snow.
snawfann: NN.b. I. A snowdrift.
snaw-flauchtin: A snow flake.
snaw-huird [S. -høːrd, C. -heːrd, MN. .huːrd]: A snowdrift or other accumulation of snow.
snaw-pattins: Snow patted in lumps to the soles of shoes.
snaw-tap: A diamond shaped iced topped bun.
snaw-threave: A snowdrift or other large accumulation of snow.
snaw-white: Snow-white.
snaw-wreath: A snowdrift.
wild snawdrap: SW. The wood anemone Anemone nemorosa.
snackin, snaek, snaik, snakin$, sneak, sneakin, sneek, sneik, sneyk,
sneak [snik, snek]
v. To sneak.
sneaky
adj. Sneaky.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sneakin [-ɪn]: Sneaking.
snack, snag, snaik, snake, sneck, sneek, sneg, snek, snick, snig,
sneck [snɛk]
n. A notch, a slight cut or incision. An indentation in an animal's horn as a sign of age. The power or the act of cutting. A cutting remark, a snub. A dip in the ground. A saddle between hills.
v. To cut sharply. To cut into, to snip off, to prune. To notch. To surpass, to beat, to outclass, trounce. To snub, to reduce to silence.
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