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Snot

/snɒt/

Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.

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noun
  1. 1

    Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.

  2. 2

    A contemptible child.

  3. 3

    A mean fellow.

verb
  1. 1

    To blow, wipe, or clear (the nose).

  2. 2

    To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.

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WordDefinition
prignounA deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
snobnoun(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.

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snobnoun(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.
prignounA deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
squirtnounAn instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
phlegmnounViscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
kidnoun(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
creepernoun(often in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
creepnoun(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
bratnoun(derogatory) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
infantnounA very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
punknoun(countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:
coltnounA young male horse.
slimenounSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
snakenounAny of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
thugnounA violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
geeknoun(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
rookienounAn athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
snotternoun(Scotland) Snot; mucus.
snuffnounFinely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
snotballnounA term of abuse.
snivelnounThe act of snivelling.

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