English words starting with sn - page 1

Meanings of Snaggletooth:

noun

An irregular or projecting tooth.

Usage examples:

I hope you and your crooked little snaggle-teeth are laughing all the way to the bank right now.

Meanings of Snaggletoothed:

adjective

Having a tooth or a set of teeth that is not straight or regular or that sticks out

Usage examples:

Crocodiles are most easily distinguished from alligators by their narrower, snaggle-toothed snouts.…

Meanings of Snaggy:

adjective

Having sharp, angular, or jagged projections.

Usage examples:

His teeth were snaggy and broken

Meanings of Snags:

noun

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.

Usage examples:

There's one small snag

verb

Catch or tear (something) on a sharp projection.

Usage examples:

Thorns snagged his sweater

Meanings of Snail:

noun

A mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn.

Usage examples:

Large or small, landlubbers or seafarers or both, hermit crabs have one feature in common: they gen…

Meanings of Snailfish:

noun

A small fish of cool or cold seas, with loose gelatinous skin and typically a ventral sucker.

Usage examples:

In these extreme northern latitudes of baffin bay, bycatch consisted primarily of gelatinous snailf…

Meanings of Snails:

noun

A mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn.

Usage examples:

Large or small, landlubbers or seafarers or both, hermit crabs have one feature in common: they gen…

Meanings of Snake:

noun

A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. some snakes have a venomous bite.

Usage examples:

The copperhead, a venomous snake, is dangerous, but its bite is rarely life-threatening to healthy …

verb

Move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.

Usage examples:

A rope snaked down

Meanings of Snake oil:

noun

A substance with no real medicinal value sold as a remedy for all diseases.

Usage examples:

Some kelp products are snake oil, but the good ones promote plant growth

Meanings of Snake-in-the-grass:

phrase

An unpleasant person who cannot be trusted

Usage examples:

I don't trust him - he's a snake in the grass., she had no time for him at all and called him a sna…

Meanings of Snakebird:

noun

Another term for darter (sense 1).

Meanings of Snakebite:

noun

The bite of a snake, especially a venomous one.

Usage examples:

Although exotic snakes account for only a small percentage of venomous snakebites, the prevalence o…

Meanings of Snaked:

verb

Move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.

Usage examples:

A rope snaked down

noun

A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. some snakes have a venomous bite.

Usage examples:

The copperhead, a venomous snake, is dangerous, but its bite is rarely life-threatening to healthy …

Meanings of Snakefish:

noun

See cutlassfish, lizardfish.

Meanings of Snakefishes:

noun

See cutlassfish, lizardfish.

Meanings of Snakehead:

noun

A freshwater fish with a broad, heavily scaled head and a long cylindrical body, native to tropical africa and asia.

Usage examples:

Besides figuring out a way to eliminate the snakeheads from the crofton pond, the group is likely t…

Meanings of Snakeroot:

noun

Any of a number of north american plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison.

Usage examples:

Herbal medicine has contributed aspirin from willow bark, reserpine from snakeroot, taxol from the …

Meanings of Snakes:

noun

A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. some snakes have a venomous bite.

Usage examples:

The copperhead, a venomous snake, is dangerous, but its bite is rarely life-threatening to healthy …

verb

Move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.

Usage examples:

A rope snaked down

Meanings of Snakeskin:

noun

The skin of a snake, especially as used to make shoes or clothing.

Usage examples:

Snakeskin boots

Meanings of Snakeweed:

noun

Old-fashioned term for bistort.

Meanings of Snakewood:

noun

A tree or shrub which has timber from which a snakebite antidote or other medicinal extract is obtained.

Meanings of Snakey:

adjective

Like a snake in appearance; long and sinuous.

Usage examples:

A long snaky whip

Meanings of Snakier:

adjective

Like a snake in appearance; long and sinuous.

Usage examples:

A long snaky whip

Meanings of Snakiest:

adjective

Like a snake in appearance; long and sinuous.

Usage examples:

A long snaky whip

Meanings of Snaking:

verb

Move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.

Usage examples:

A rope snaked down

noun

A long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. some snakes have a venomous bite.

Usage examples:

The copperhead, a venomous snake, is dangerous, but its bite is rarely life-threatening to healthy …