snipe

Plural: snipe, snipes

Noun

Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
a gunshot from a concealed location
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
A fool; a blockhead.
A shot fired from a concealed place.
A member of the engineering department on a ship.
A goal.
A cigarette butt.
An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
An animated promotional logo during a television show.
A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: sniped, sniping, snipes

To shoot at individuals from a hidden position; to make a critical remark.
hunt or shoot snipe
aim and shoot with great precision
attack in speech or writing
To hunt snipe.
To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
To shoot with a sniper rifle.
To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
To score a goal.
To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.

Examples

He would SNIPE at my word choices, always suggesting a better placement for more points.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English snipe, snype (a type of bird), from Old Norse snípa, as in mýrisnípa (“moor snipe”). Akin to Norwegian snipe.
The verb originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India where a hunter skilled enough to kill the elusive snipe was dubbed a "sniper". The term sniper was first attested in 1824 in the sense of the word "sharpshooter".

Synonyms

assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, sharpshoot, snark, snipe-end

Scrabble Score: 7

snipe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
snipe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snipe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

snipe: valid Words With Friends Word