Standard Lemma guide

snipes

name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪps
  • /snaɪps/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S N AY1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of snipe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Obsolete form of snips (“shears, scissors”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

Examples

  • a pair of snipes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of snipe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

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