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Noun wilson has 11 senses
- wilson(n = noun.person) harriet wilson - author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870); is a kind of author, writer
- wilson(n = noun.person) angus frank johnstone wilson, sir angus wilson - English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991); is a kind of author, writer
- wilson(n = noun.person) alexander wilson - Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813); is a kind of bird watcher, ornithologist
- wilson(n = noun.person) robert woodrow wilson - United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918); is a kind of physicist
- wilson(n = noun.person) john tuzo wilson - Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993); is a kind of geophysicist
- wilson(n = noun.person) james wilson - American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798); is a kind of american revolutionary leader
- wilson(n = noun.person) e. o. wilson, edward osborne wilson - United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929); is a kind of bug-hunter, bugologist, entomologist
- wilson(n = noun.person) charles thomson rees wilson - Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959); is a kind of nuclear physicist
- wilson(n = noun.person) edmund wilson - United States literary critic (1895-1972); is a kind of literary critic
- wilson(n = noun.person) president wilson, thomas woodrow wilson, woodrow wilson - 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924); is a kind of chief executive, president, president of the united states, united states president
- wilson(n = noun.object) mount wilson - a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high); is a kind of mountain peak
Derived form adjective wilsonian1
is a part of san juan mountains
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Noun snipe has 2 senses
- snipe(n = noun.animal) - Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks; is a kind of limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
- snipe(n = noun.act) - a gunshot from a concealed location; is a kind of gunfire, gunshot
has particulars: gallinago gallinago, whole snipe, gallinago gallinago delicata, wilson's snipe, gallinago media, great snipe, woodcock snipe, half snipe, jacksnipe, limnocryptes minima, dowitcher
is a member of wisp
Derived form verb snipe1
Derived form verb snipe2
Verb snipe has 3 senses
- snipe(v = verb.competition) - hunt or shoot snipe; is one way to hunt, hunt down, run, track down
- snipe(v = verb.competition) sharpshoot - aim and shoot with great precision; is one way to blast, shoot
- snipe(v = verb.communication) assail, assault, attack, lash out, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" is one way to criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart
Derived form noun snipe1
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and snipe
Derived forms noun snipe2, noun sniper1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
CIDE DICTIONARY
snipe, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snīpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snäppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle.].
- Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family
Scolopacidæ , having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. [1913 Webster]" The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c " [1913 Webster]) and the great, or double, snipe ( G. major ), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (G. delicata ) (sometimes erroneously calledEnglish snipe ) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus ), are well-known American species. - A fool; a blockhead. Shak. [1913 Webster]
snipe, v. i.
- To shoot or hunt snipe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with
at . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
snipe, v. t.
- To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
snipe, n. & v.
--n. (pl. same or snipes) any of various wading birds, esp. of the genus Gallinago, with a long straight bill and frequenting marshes.
--v.
1 intr. fire shots from hiding usu. at long range.
2 tr. kill by sniping.
3 intr. (foll. by at) make a sly critical attack.
4 intr. go snipe-shooting.
--n. (pl. same or snipes) any of various wading birds, esp. of the genus Gallinago, with a long straight bill and frequenting marshes.
--v.
1 intr. fire shots from hiding usu. at long range.
2 tr. kill by sniping.
3 intr. (foll. by at) make a sly critical attack.
4 intr. go snipe-shooting.
Idiom
snipe eel any eel of the family Nemichthyidae, having a long slender snout. snipe fish any marine fish of the family Macrorhamphosidae, with a long slender snout.
Derivative
sniper n.
Etymology
ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. Icel. m|risn{iacute}pa, & MDu., MLG snippe, OHG snepfa