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  • 21snub-nosed — adj 1.) having a snub nose 2.) snub nosed pistol/revolver etc a small gun with a very short ↑barrel (=tube where the bullets come out) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22snub-nosed — snub′ nosed adj. 1) cvb having a snub nose 2) cvb having a blunt end: snub nosed pliers[/ex] • Etymology: 1715–25 …

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  • 23snub — [snub] vt. snubbed, snubbing [ME snubben < ON snubba, to chide, snub] 1. Obs. to check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words 2. to treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore 3. a) to check suddenly… …

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  • 24snub-nosed — [snub′nōzd΄] adj. 1. having a snub nose 2. designating or of a handgun with a very short barrel …

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  • 25snub´bi|ness — snub|by «SNUHB ee», adjective, bi|er, bi|est. 1. short and turned up at the tip; snub: »a snubby nose. 2. short and thick; stubby: »a snubby pencil point …

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  • 26snub|by — «SNUHB ee», adjective, bi|er, bi|est. 1. short and turned up at the tip; snub: »a snubby nose. 2. short and thick; stubby: »a snubby pencil point …

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  • 27Snub — Snub, v. i. [Cf. D. snuiven to snort, to pant, G. schnauben, MHG. sn[=u]ben, Prov. G. schnupfen, to sob, and E. snuff, v.t.] To sob with convulsions. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28snub nose — n a snub nose is short and flat and points slightly upwards …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29snub cube — noun (geometry) A polyhedron obtained by repeated truncation of a cube, having 38 faces, six of which are squares, the rest being equilateral triangles • • • Main Entry: ↑snub …

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  • 30snub — index affront, curb, disdain, disregard (lack of respect), disregard, disrespect, humiliate, ignore …

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