snipe

Speech parts

1. snipe - Noun

2. snipe - Verb

3. Snipe - Proper noun

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

attack fire round assault shoot assail deride criticize woodcock sharpshoot fire at shoot at partridge plover carp
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Antonyms

miss wince protect screen save defend
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Hypernyms

run shoot hunt blast knock gunshot

Hyponyms

blackguard scald abuse claw whip barrage

Phrases with the word

snipe at snipe hunt Wilson's snipe woodcock snipe brush snipe semipalmated snipe

Anagrams

penis spine epsin Espin Ipsen Pines

Examples

The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker Source: Internet

During the breeding season, a male snipe will fly some 300 or more feet high followed by steep and speedy dives while beating his wings. Source: Internet

At 23:00 on 26 October 2 Battalion, The Rifle Brigade would attack Snipe and 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) would attack Woodcock. Source: Internet

No real opportunity to snipe but one or two wayward passes. Source: Internet

He also took the chance to snipe at Mitsotakis who must nominate a symbolic Greek President with the term of New Democracy’s Prokopis Pavlopoulos – the choice of SYRIZA in a traditional move giving that role to a rival – expiring in February. Source: Internet

In 2018, Uzi began to publicly snipe at his label, Generation Now, hinting that they wouldn’t let him release it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

snip snip off snip-snap snipe at snipe eel snipe fly