What does snipe mean?
Definitions for snipe
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Princeton's WordNet
snipenoun
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
snipeverb
a gunshot from a concealed location
snipeverb
hunt or shoot snipe
sharpshoot, snipeverb
aim and shoot with great precision
attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assaultverb
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Wiktionary
snipenoun
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
snipenoun
A fool; a blockhead.
snipenoun
A shot fired from a concealed place.
snipenoun
A cigarette butt.
snipenoun
A member of the engineering department on a ship.
snipenoun
A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
snipenoun
An animated promotional logo during a television show.
snipeverb
To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
snipeverb
To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
snipeverb
To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid at the last possible moment.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Snipenoun
Etymology: sneppe, German; snite , Saxon; ysnit, Welsh.
The external evident causes of the atra bilis are a high fermenting diet; as old cheese, birds feeding in fens, as geese, ducks, woodcocks, snipes, and swans. John Floyer.
Thus do I ever make my fool my purse;
For I mine own gain’d knowledge should profane,
If I should time expend with such a snipe,
But for my sport and profit. William Shakespeare, Othello.
Wikipedia
Snipe
A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/camouflaging plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the Coenocorypha snipes are found only in the outlying islands of New Zealand. The four species of painted snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae.
ChatGPT
snipe
A snipe is a type of wading bird, belonging to the family Scolopacidae, known for its long, slender bill and camouflaged plumage. They are typically found in marshy areas where they feed on invertebrates. Snipe is also used as a verb in online gaming to refer to the act of killing an opponent from a concealed position at a long distance, typically with a sniper rifle. It can also refer to making a criticising or snide comment.
Webster Dictionary
Snipenoun
any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak
Snipenoun
a fool; a blockhead
Etymology: [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle.]
Wikidata
Snipe
A snipe is any of about 25 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and crypsis plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the Coenocorypha snipes are found only in the Outlying Islands of New Zealand. The three species of painted snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Snipe
snīp, n. the name of a genus (Gallinago) and of a family (Scolopacidæ) of birds, order Grallæ, having a long straight flexible bill, frequenting marshy places all over Europe: a fool: a simpleton: (U.S.) a half-smoked cigar picked up on the street: a long bill or account. [Scand., Ice. snípa; Dut. snip, snep, Ger. schnepfe.]
Snipe
snīp, v.i. to pick off stealthily by a long rifle-shot, as from the surrounding hills into a camp, &c.—n. Snīp′ing, the foregoing practice.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Snipe is ranked #32438 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Snipe surname appeared 709 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Snipe.
77.4% or 549 total occurrences were Black.
15.8% or 112 total occurrences were White.
3.2% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.6% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Anagrams for snipe »
epsin
penis
pines
spine
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of snipe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of snipe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of snipe in a Sentence
The strategy is get your point across, never make more than one or two big points, and don't snipe at somebody without thinking it through because you don't want to look cranky.
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- gioc'hBreton
- becadellCatalan, Valencian
- bekasinaCzech
- SchnepfeGerman
- agachadiza, agachona, caicaSpanish
- fimppi, salalaukaus, tollo, pikkolopullo, laivamekaanikko, kurppa, pölkkypää, taivaanvuohi, tumppi, tomppeliFinnish
- snípaFaroese
- bécassineFrench
- orvlövés, szalonkaHungarian
- beccacciaItalian
- tilvikasLithuanian
- slokaLatvian
- snipDutch
- tábąąsdísíNavajo, Navaho
- bekas kszyk, kszyk, bekasPolish
- bobo, tolo, narcejaPortuguese
- бекасRussian
- beckasinSwedish
- 狙擊Chinese
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