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Traditional English :: snit
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snith.html - n.
US a rage; a sulk (esp. in a snit). [20th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: snitch
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snith.html - v. & n. --v. sl.
1 tr. steal.
2 intr. (often foll. by on) inform on a person. --n. an informer. [17th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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English Idioms :: sniff out
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snith.html - {v.} To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. * /John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library./ * /Jane smelled out the boys' secret hiding place in the woods./ |
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English Idioms :: sniff out
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snith.html - {v.} To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. * /John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library./ * /Jane smelled out the boys' secret hiding place in the woods./ |
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Traditional English :: snib
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snith.html - v. & n. Sc. & Ir. --v.tr. (snibbed, snibbing) bolt, fasten, or lock (a door etc.). --n. a lock, catch, or fastening for a door or window. [19th c.: orig. uncert.] |
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Traditional English :: snick
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snith.html - v. & n. --v.tr.
1 cut a small notch in.
2 make a small incision in.
3 Cricket deflect (the ball) slightly with the bat. --n. 1 a small notch or cut.
2 Cricket a slight deflection of the ball by the bat. [18th c.: prob. f. snick-a-snee fight with knives] |
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