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smugness, Colloq uppishness, uppitiness, snootiness, snottiness:
It is commonplace to criticize the nouveau riche for their
snobbery.
snobbish adj. condescending, superior, patronizing, arrogant, haughty,
lordly, lofty, putting on airs, disdainful, supercilious,
contemptuous, pretentious, smug, scornful, self-important,
affected, conceited, egotistic(al), vain, self-satisfied,
complacent, pompous, Colloq snooty, snotty, highfalutin or
hifalutin, on one's high horse, uppity, hoity-toity, high and
mighty, stuck-up, Brit uppish, Chiefly US high-hat, Slang Brit
toffee-nosed: Since he got his knighthood, Cathcart has become
so snobbish he'll have nothing to do with us.
snoop v. 1 pry, spy, interfere, meddle, intrude, butt in(to), Colloq
stick or poke one's nose; be nosy, nose around or about: He
couldn't stop snooping into other people's affairs.
--n. 2 busybody, Paul Pry, meddler, spy, intruder, snooper,
peeper; private detective or investigator; Colloq Nosy Parker,
US buttinsky or buttinski; private eye, US shamus: There was a
snoop here today, asking a lot of personal questions.
snug adj. cosy, comfortable, intimate, relaxing, restful, warm,
sheltered, friendly, easy, homely, casual, Colloq comfy: Curled
up on the sofa, Chris looks as snug as a bug in a rug.
snuggle v. cuddle, snug down, nestle, nuzzle: The puppies snuggled up
close to their mother for warmth and protection.
19.10 soak...
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soak v. 1 drench, saturate, wet, immerse, souse, douse or dowse,
bathe, steep, inundate, ret: You'd better let the tablecloth
soak for a while to get out those wine stains. 2 soak up.
absorb, take in, sponge up; assimilate, learn: The parched
earth soaked up the water like a sponge. Let me just lie here
and soak up some sunshine. She spent years soaking up the
culture of the Cameroons.
--n. 3 alcoholic, drunkard, drunk, dipsomaniac, drinker,