noun
Meaning 1
plural of snip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
snips
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/snɪps/
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rhymes with -ɪps
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CMU ARPABET: S N IH1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
shears; hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of snip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 4
(plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tinsnips
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shears
History
Etymology
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Real reading context