Definitions for snubs

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Spelling: [snuhb]

IPA: /snʌb/

Snubs is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in snubs (bnssu).

Definitions for snubs

noun

1. an act or instance of snubbing.
2. an affront, slight, or rebuff.
3. a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like.

adjective

1. (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
2. blunt.

verb (used with object)

1. to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.
3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out).
4. to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.
5. to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.

Origin of snubs

1300-50; Middle English snubben Old Norse snubba to scold, reprimand; cognate with Middle Low German snūben

Examples for snubs

“There are some who prefer to snub the Giorgio Armani show and go to Paris,” the designer said in a post-show press conference.

She opened her lips, and Artois thought she was going to snub her companion.

I was middling small, with a square jaw, snub nose and sandy hair.

Is it really a snub when Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the one winning the award?

Lest his snub be too subtle, Logan went on to single out and exclude Southerners for their “rebellious tyranny.”

Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.

I had a snub nose and sandy hair, and I was tough, with a hard-set jaw.

Jed accepted the snub with outward humility and inward appreciation.

But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure.

I cut him short with a remark which was intended for a snub.