Snipe \Snipe\, v. t.

1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle.]

1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. [1913 Webster]

Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis) and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known American species. [1913 Webster]

2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.]

--Shak. [1913 Webster]

Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.

Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.

Quail snipe. See under Quail.

Robin snipe, the knot.

Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.

Shore snipe, any sandpiper.

Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]

Stone snipe, the tattler.

Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers.

Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.

Woodcock snipe, the great snipe. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Snipe \Snipe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniping.]

1. To shoot or hunt snipe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. 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 at, to aim petty or snide criticisms at (a person) in his absence. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Willet \Wil"let\, n. (Zool.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew. [1913 Webster]

Carolina willet, the Hudsonian godwit. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

62 Moby Thesaurus words for "snipe": aim at, attack, barrage, blast, blitz, bombard, cannon, cannonade, carp at, charge, cock, commence firing, criticize, deride, detonate, discharge, drop, eject, enfilade, fell, fire, fire a volley, fire at, fire off, fire upon, fusillade, gun, gun for, hit, knock, let fly, let off, load, mortar, open fire, open up on, pan, pelt, pepper, pick off, pistol, plug, pop at, pot, potshoot, potshot, prime, rake, rap, riddle, shell, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, slam, snipe at, strafe, strike, take a potshot, take aim at, torpedo, zero in on

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

snipe

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Willet \Wil"let\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew.

Carolina willet, the Hudsonian godwit.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Snipe \Snipe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniping.]

1. To shoot or hunt snipe.

2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Snipe \Snipe\, v. t.

1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.

2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[=i]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn["a]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacid[ae], having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis) and the great, or double, snipe (G. major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (G. delicata) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known American species.

2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.]

--Shak.

Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.

Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.

Quail snipe. See under Quail.

Robin snipe, the knot.

Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.

Shore snipe, any sandpiper.

Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]

Stone snipe, the tattler.

Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers.

Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.

Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]

1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains.

From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.

2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow.

Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the genus Tympanuchus, especially T. Americanus (formerly T. cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.

Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States.

Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant (Silphium terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies.

Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent (Cynomys Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.

Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.

Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare (Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.

Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of Western North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.

Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.

Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called swamp itch, winter itch.

Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie dog, above.

Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole (Scalops argentatus), native of the Western prairies.

Prairie pigeon, plover, or snipe (Zo["o]l.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.

Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.

Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake (Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above.

Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called also gopher.

Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.

Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American warbler (Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white.

Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See Coyote.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)