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Meaning of word snipe from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family. Of marshy areas. Similar to the woodcocks.

Meaning : A gunshot from a concealed location.

Meaning : Hunt or shoot snipe.

Meaning : Aim and shoot with great precision.

Synonyms : sharpshoot

Meaning : Attack in speech or writing.

Example : The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker.

Synonyms : assail, assault, attack, lash out, round

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.