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Snafu
- adjective - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
- cause to be in a state of complete confusion
- snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up"
Snags
- noun - a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
- a sharp protuberance
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
- an unforeseen obstacle
- Australian slang for sausage
- catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
- get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
- hew jaggedly
Snail
- noun - edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"
Snake
- noun - a deceitful or treacherous person
- a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
- a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"
- limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
- move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"
- move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
- Serpent
- something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
Snaky
- adjective - resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"
Snape
- - To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.
Snaps
- noun -
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
- a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
- a sudden breaking
- a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
- bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"
- close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut"
- lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
Snare
- noun - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
- entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
Snarf
- verb - make off with belongings of others
Snark
- unknown - Carroll's mythical animal