snap




snap - noun

  • the act of catching an object with the hands
  • a spell of cold weather
  • tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
  • a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
  • the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
  • a sudden sharp noise
  • a sudden breaking
  • the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
  • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
  • a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
  • any undertaking that is easy to do
  • the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
  • (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

    • snap - verb

    • utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
    • separate or cause to separate abruptly
    • break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
    • move or strike with a noise
    • close with a snapping motion
    • make a sharp sound
    • move with a snapping sound
    • to grasp hastily or eagerly
    • put in play with a snap
    • cause to make a snapping sound
    • lose control of one's emotions
    • bring the jaws together
    • record on photographic film

    snap - thesaurus

    breeze   bust   catch   centering   cinch   click   crack   cracking   elasticity   flick   gingersnap   grab   photograph   picnic   pushover   rupture   shoot   shot   snapshot   snarl   snatch   tear   walkover  


    View spelling list Initial Consonant Blends 1 and learn about the word snap in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Initial consonant blends.

    Scrabble score for snap

    s is 1 n is 1 a is 1 p is 3
    Scrabble score = 6

    generated at 11:21:55 on 14-08-24

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