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单词 snips
释义

snips

noun

ˈsnips How to pronounce snips (audio)
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: hand shears used especially for cutting sheet metal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Until then, Twitter offers communication in 280-word snips -- and poses a challenge unlike any Musk has faced so far. Marc Fisher, Christian Davenport And Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Not many can boast the Sun Joe MJ401E corded electric model's tough steel blade, which neatly and evenly snips grass in just one pass. Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022 Next, give flowers a fresh cut under running water with sharp scissors, flower snips, or hand pruners. Natalie Dayton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2021 Otherwise, houseplant care supplies might be useful instead, such as plant snips (to spare your regular scissors), extra pots and saucers, or a large tub or tarp for repotting tasks. Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 18 Nov. 2021 Occasionally, tougher stems may require a pair of garden shears or snips. Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2021 These nifty scissors can turn a devilishly thick mop into an ultra-stylish do in just a few simple snips. Sarah Meyers, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021 All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips, a circular saw with a plywood blade, or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it. Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2021 Halston is a genius who can make an immediately iconic design just with a couple snips of scissors. Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

snips 1 of 2

noun

plural of snip
1
as in snippets
a very small piece cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • snippets
  • bits
  • scraps
  • specks
  • flecks
  • particles
  • slivers
  • patches
  • mouthfuls
  • crumbs
  • grains
  • molecules
  • bites
  • fragments
  • drops
  • licks
  • nuggets
  • nubbins
  • morsels
  • dribbles
  • atoms
  • granules
  • flyspecks
  • traces
  • dashes
  • whispers
  • pinches
  • clippings
  • motes
  • shreds
  • sections
  • scruples
  • tidbits
  • nibbles
  • touches
  • fractions
  • portions
  • tittles
  • parts
  • jots
  • dabs
  • shards
  • ounces
  • streaks
  • smidgens
  • splinters
  • driblets
  • minims
  • nutshells
  • whits
  • smidges
  • tastes
  • iotas
  • mites
  • titbits
  • strains
  • halfpence
  • shavings
  • flakes
  • chips
  • spots
  • kennings
  • smidgeons
  • ha'pennies
  • aces
  • parings
  • halfpennies
  • suspicions
  • smidgins
  • shivers
  • smatters
  • modicums
  • haets
  • smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • chunks
  • slabs
  • lumps
  • hunks
  • loads
  • quantities
  • pots
  • gobs
  • barrels
  • buckets
  • bushels
  • piles
  • masses
  • stacks
  • volumes
  • mountains
  • deals
  • pecks
  • heaps
  • rafts
  • scads
  • abundances
  • wads
  • profusions
  • wealths
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2
as in bargains
British something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bargains
  • steals
  • buys
  • deals
  • pennyworth
  • gifts
  • pennyworths
  • bonuses
  • presents
  • freebies
  • clearances
  • windfalls
  • cheapies
  • premiums
  • closeouts
  • freebees
  • markdowns
  • giveaways
  • boons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • overcharges
  • markups
  • luxuries
  • extravagances
  • rip-offs
  • surcharges

snips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snip
as in shaves
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument snipped the loose ends

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shaves
  • clips
  • cuts
  • trims
  • shears
  • bobs
  • mows
  • crops
  • prunes
  • pares
  • nips
  • docks
  • cuts back
  • polls
  • lops (off)
  • whittles
  • manicures
  • pinches
  • stumps
  • skives
  • shortens
  • curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lengthens
  • extends
  • elongates
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