Phrase Hound found 24 phrases and 13 compound words that contain snipe. The most common are listed below. Open snipe in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 24
- common snipeA bird of the species Gallinago gallinago.
- great snipeA medium-small wading bird (Gallinago media).
- snipe huntA prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
- pin-tailed snipeA bird of the species Gallinago stenura, native to Russia and southern Asia.
- painted snipeAny of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).
- stream snipeTo watch another person play a multiplayer game on a live stream, especially to use the knowledge gained from watching the broadcast to gain an unfair in-game advantage over the streamer or to disrupt the streamer's gameplay, or just to …
- snipe eelAny of the family Nemichthyidae of eels.
- snipe fliesplural of snipe fly: Any fly of the family Rhagionidae.
- snipe flyAny fly of the family Rhagionidae.
- snipe huntingpresent participle and gerund of snipe hunt
- Australian painted snipeA species of wader, Rostratula australis, endemic to Australia.
- Wilson's snipeGallinago delicata, a small, stocky shorebird.
- nerd-snipeTo present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
- robin snipeA bird, the red-breasted snipe or dowitcher.
- shore snipeA sandpiper, a bird in the Scolopacidae family.
- snipe eelsplural of snipe eel: Any of the family Nemichthyidae of eels.
- snipe huntedsimple past and past participle of snipe hunt
- snipe huntsplural of snipe hunt: A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
- stone-snipeA common North American bird, the greater yellowlegs, greater tell-tale or long-legged tattler (Tringa melanoleuca).
- whole snipeThe common snipe, as distinguished from the smaller jacksnipe.
- muck-snipeA bankrupt, especially someone ruined by gambling.
- pool snipeCommon redshank (Tringa totanus).
- sea snipeA sandpiper.
- red-breasted snipeThe long-billed dowitcher.
Compound words 13
- jacksnipeAny of species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.
- snipeyFull of or attractive to snipe.
- snipefishEither of the two species of fish of the genus Macroramphosus.
- seedsnipeAny of four species of herbivorous wading birds in the family Thinocoridae, endemic to South America.
- snipelikeResembling or characteristic of a snipe (the bird).
- guttersnipeA person of the lowest social or economic class.
- nerdsnipeAlternative spelling of nerd-snipe: To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
- sandsnipeSynonym of sandpiper: Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
- snipebillA plane for cutting deep grooves in mouldings.
- snipebillsplural of snipebill: A plane for cutting deep grooves in mouldings.