noun Download 🔗Share A deliberate affront or slight. Examples : "The teacher's snub of Sarah's question during class was a clear sign of disapproval. " attitude human character action society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sudden checking of a cable or rope. Examples : "The sudden snub of the tow rope as the car lurched forward nearly pulled the boat off its trailer. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A knot; a protuberance; a snag. Examples : "The climber's rope caught on a small snag, or snub, on the cliff face. " part thing structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone. Examples : "My sister snubbed me at the family dinner, refusing to even look my way. " attitude person action communication character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn down; to dismiss. Examples : "He snubbed my offer of help." attitude action character human emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To check; to reprimand. Examples : "The teacher snubbed Maria for talking during the important presentation. " attitude action communication moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stub out (a cigarette etc). Examples : "He finished his cigarette and then snubbed it out in the ashtray. " action item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner. Examples : "The sailor snubbed the mooring rope around the bollard to secure the boat. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of. Examples : "The gardener snubbed the overgrown rose bush to encourage new growth. " action biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Conspicuously short. Examples : "a snub-nosed revolver" appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of the nose: flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up. Examples : "My brother has a snub nose, and it's quite noticeable. " appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a polyhedron) Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces. Examples : "The teacher's lesson plan included a snub cube, a three-dimensional shape derived from a simpler cube. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sob with convulsions. Examples : "The child snubbed uncontrollably after hearing the bad news about her dog. " emotion body sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading