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snob·ber·y /'snɒbəri||'snɑ:b-/ n [U] the attitude and behaviour of snobs
snob·bish /'snɒbɪʃ||'snɑ:-/ also snob·by /'snɒbi||'snɑ:bi/
adj typical of a snob, especially in being too proud about one's social position: a snobbish attitude | Don't be so snobbish! —ly adv —ness n [U]
snog /snɒg||snɑ:g/ v -gg- [I] BrE infml to hold and kiss each other, especially for a period of time; a word used by young people —snog n
snook /snu:k||snuk, snu:k/ n → see cock a snook (at) (COCK)
snoo·ker¹ /'snu:kə||'snu-/ n [U] a game played on a table covered in green cloth with 15 red balls, six balls of other colours, and a white ball. One hits the white ball with a CUE (=a long stick) onto the coloured balls, in a particular order, so that they fall into any of six POCKETS (=holes) round the table in order to make points. It is played especially by men and is very popular in Britain → compare BILLIARDS, POOL; see REFEREE (USAGE)
snooker² v [T often pass.] BrE infml to put into a situation in which one can no longer take action: The council has turned down our application, so now we're really snookered.
snoop¹ /snu:p/ v [I(ABOUT, AROUND)] infml derog to search, look into, or concern oneself with other people's property or affairs without permission; PRY: I caught him snooping around in my office. —er n
snoop² n infml an act of snooping
Snoop·y /'snu:pi/ trademark a dog who is one of the main characters in the popular US CARTOON STRIP (=a set of drawings that tell a story) PEANUTS, which appears in many newspapers
snoot·y /'snu:ti/ adj infml proudly rude; HAUGHTY: He's too snooty to associate with his old friends now he's rich. —ily adv —iness n [U]
snooze /snu:z/ v [I] infml to have a short sleep; DOZE —snooze n
snore¹ /snɔ:r/ v [I] to breathe noisily through the nose and mouth while asleep: He was snoring heavily. —snorer n
snore² n a noisy way of breathing when asleep; a noise of snoring: deafening snores
snor·kel /'snɔ:kəl||-ɔ:r-/ n a tube a) with a MOUTHPIECE used for allowing a swimmer under water to breathe b) for carrying air to a SUBMARINE —snorkel v [I] to go snorkelling
snort¹ /snɔ:t||snɔ:rt/ v 1 [I] to make a rough noise by forcing air down the nose: The horse snorted and stamped its hoof impatiently. 2 [I;T] to express (especially impatience or anger, or sometimes amusement) (as if) by this sound: 'Certainly not,' he snorted. | She snorted contemptuously with derision. 3 [T] slang for SNIFF: She'd been snorting cocaine.
snort² n 1 an act or sound of snorting: He gave a snort of derision/laughter. 2 old-fash infml a drink of strong alcohol taken with one act of swallowing
snort·er /'snɔ:tə||-ɔ:r-/ n [C usually sing.] BrE old-fash infml something that is unusually fine or especially violent, powerful, difficult etc
snot /snɒt||snɑ:t/ n infml, not polite 1 [U] the thick MUCUS (=liquid) produced in the nose 2 [C] a SNOTTY person
snot·ty /'snɒti||'snɑ:ti/ adj infml derog 1 also 'snot·ty-nosed — (especially of a young person) trying to act as if one is important; rude: I'm not going to be told what to do by some snotty-nosed little clerk! 2 wet and dirty with MUCUS: a snotty nose
snout /snaʊt/ n the long nose of any of various animals, such as a pig
snow¹ /snəʊ/ n 1 [U] water in the air which has frozen and falls in the form of soft white FLAKES (=pieces) in cold weather, often covering the ground thickly: Some mountains are covered in snow all year round. | The kids were playing in the snow. | Many roads were blocked by deep snow. | crisp/mushy snow 2 [C] a fall of snow: one of the heaviest snows this winter 3 [U] slang COCAINE in powder form
CULTURAL NOTE In northern and eastern parts of the US, it snows a lot all winter, but in the south and some western parts, it hardly snows at all. Northern cities are well-prepared for snow, and have people employed to keep roads clear. Many people enjoy winter sports such as SKIING, and children enjoy the snow by riding down slopes on SLEDGES, building snowmen (SNOWMAN), and having SNOWBALL fights. People from cold parts of the US, especially RETIRED people, sometimes travel to warm states such as Arizona or Florida to stay there for the winter. These people are called SNOWBIRDS. The UK usually does not get much snow, except in parts of Scotland, so it is often not very prepared for snow when it comes. When it does snow, it can cause problems on the roads and for trains even if there is only a small amount. But children like it when it snows, because schools usually close and they can go and play in the snow.
snow² v 1 [I+I] (of snow) to fall: Look! It's snowing. 2 [T] AmE infml to persuade or win the respect of (someone), especially by making oneself sound important: I was really snowed by his smooth manners and polite talk.
snow sbdy./sthg. ⇔ in/up phr v [T usually pass.] (of snow) to pile up on the ground, roads etc, so as to prevent travel to or from (a place) or by (a person): We were snowed in for three days last winter. | The village was snowed up twice last year.
snow sbdy. ⇔ under phr v [T(with) usually pass.] to cause to have more of something than one can deal with: I'm completely snowed under with work at the moment.
Snow, Jon /dʒɒn||dʒɑ:n/ a British news reporter who presents the evening news programme on Channel 4
snow·ball¹ /'snəʊbɔ:l/ n 1 a ball pressed or rolled together from snow, as thrown at each other by children: to have a snowball fight 2 a snowball's chance in hell [usually in negatives] infml any chance at all (of succeeding, lasting etc): He doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting that job.
snowball² v [I] (of a plan, problem etc) to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate
snow·bird /'snəʊbɜ:d||-bɜ:rd/ n AmE someone who leaves a cold part of a country and travels to somewhere warm to stay there for the winter: the Canadian snowbirds who descend on Tucson each winter
'snow ,blindness n [U] eye pain and (near) blindness for a time, caused by continuously looking at snow in bright sunlight —snow-blind adj
snow·board /'snəʊbɔ:d||-bɔ:rd/ n a long, wide board that you stand on for snowboarding
snow·board·ing /'snəʊ,bɔ:dɪŋ||-bɔ:r-/ n [U] the sport of riding over snow in the mountains, while standing on a long, wide board
snow·bound /'snəʊbaʊnd/ adj blocked or kept indoors by heavy snow: snowbound traffic
'snow-capped adj lit (of a mountain) covered in snow at the top
'snow day n AmE a day when schools and businesses are closed because there is too much snow for people to travel
Snow·don /'snəʊdn/ the highest mountain in Wales, in the Snowdonia National Park
Snowdon, Lord (1930–) a British photographer, who was married to the Queen's sister, Princess MARGARET. Their marriage ended in 1978.
Snow·do·ni·a /snəʊ'dəʊniə/ an area with many mountains in North Wales, which is a NATIONAL PARK and is a popular place for climbers and tourists
snow·drift /'snəʊ.drɪft/ n a deep bank or mass of snow piled up by the wind: The car was buried in a snowdrift.
snow·drop /'snəʊdrɒp||-drɑ:p/ n a European plant with a small white flower which appears in the early spring, often when snow is still on the ground → see picture at FLOWER
snow·fall /'snəʊfɔ:l/ n 1 [C] a fall of snow 2 [S;U] the amount of snow that falls: This area has an average snowfall of eight centimetres per year.
snow·field /'snəʊfi:ld/ n a wide stretch of ground always covered in snow
snow·flake /'snəʊfleɪk/ n a small flat six-sided bit of frozen water that falls as snow
'snow job n AmE slang an act of deceiving someone, especially by giving them lots of misinformation
snow·line /'snəʊlaɪn/ n [the] the level beyond which snow never melts