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2 sneeze at. See sneer, 2, above.
--n. 3 sternutation; sneezing: The sneeze is an involuntary
convulsive action.
snicker v. 1 snigger, chuckle, giggle, titter, laugh up one's sleeve,
mock, scorn, laugh (at), jeer (at): It was embarrassing when
the audience began to snicker at the ineptitude of the juggler.
--n. 2 snigger, chuckle, giggle, titter: The villain gave a
little snicker when he thought he had her in his clutches.
sniff n. 1 whiff, breath, odour, scent: I got a sniff of her perfume
as she walked by. 2 hint, spirit, feeling, suggestion: There
is the sniff of spring in the air.
--v. 3 smell, snuffle, snuff: Why is your dog always sniffing
at my shoes? 4 sniff (at). See sneer, 2, above.
snip v. 1 nip, clip, crop, cut, lop, prune, dock: When the blossoms
begin to fade, snip them off.
--n. 2 cut, slit, gash, slash, incision, nick: We could watch
the audience through a small snip in the curtain. 3 bit, scrap,
shred, snippet, fragment, cutting, clipping, remnant, morsel:
You are welcome to the leftover snips of fabric. 4 snips.
scissors, shears, tinsnips: This duct can be cut with the
snips.
snipe v. Usually, snipe at. shoot at, fire at; attack, criticize,
deride, find fault with, carp at, pick apart: Newby has been
sniping at the organization for years and we simply ignore him.
snivel v. sniffle, snuffle, blubber, whimper, whine, mewl, pule; cry,
Colloq Brit whinge: I'll buy some of your matches, little girl,
but only if you stop snivelling.
snobbery n. snobbism, snobbishness, pretentiousness, pretension,
hauteur, haughtiness, superciliousness, condescension,
loftiness, contemptuousness, presumptuousness, lordliness,
disdainfulness, disdain, pompousness, pomposity, affectation,
inflatedness, self-importance, conceit, vainness, vanity,
narcissism, self-admiration, self-centredness, egotism,