Snook, snōōk, v.i. to lurk, prowl about: to smell out—(Scot.) Snouk. [Low Ger. snoken, to search for; Ice. snaka, to snuff about.]
Snook, snōōk, n. one of several fishes—the cobia, a robalo, a garfish, a Cape carangoid fish. [Dut. snoek, a pike.]
Snooker, snōōk′ėr, n. a variety of the game of 'pool.'
Snool, snōōl, v.i. (Scot.) to submit tamely to wrong or oppression.—n. one who does so. [Contr. of snivel.]
Snoop, snōōp, v.i. to go about sneakingly. [Snook.]
Snooze, snōōz, v.i. to doze.—n. a nap.—n. Snooz′er. [Prob. the same as snore, influenced by sneeze.]
Snooze, snōōz, v.i. to doze: to slumber.—n. a quiet nap.—n. Snooz′er. [Prob. the same as snore, influenced by sneeze.]
Snore, snōr, v.i. to breathe roughly and hoarsely in sleep.—n. a noisy breathing in sleep.—ns. Snōr′er; Snō′ring, an abnormal and noisy mode of respiration produced by deep inspirations and expirations through the nose and open mouth, the noise being caused by the vibration of the soft palate and uvula. [A.S. snora, a snore; allied to snarl.]
Snort, snort, v.i. to force the air with violence and noise through the nostrils, as horses: to laugh boisterously.—v.t. to express by a snort: to force out, as by a snort.—ns. Snort′er; Snort′ing.—adv. Snort′ingly. [Scand., Dan. snorke, to snort; Dut. snorken, Ger. schnarchen.]
Snot, snot, n. mucus of the nose: a mean fellow.—v.i. to blow the nose.—v.i. Snot′ter, to breathe through an obstruction in the nostrils, to sob, cry.—n. the wattles of a turkey-cock: (Scot.) snot.—n. Snot′tery, snot, filthiness.—adv. Snot′tily.—n. Snot′tiness.—adjs. Snot′ty; Snot′ty-nosed. [M. E. snotte; cf. Dut. snot; allied to snout.]