Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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snare | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gin | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snare (noun) | gin (noun) |
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a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points |
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit | a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers |
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose |
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities | strong liquor flavored with juniper berries |
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares |
snare (verb) | gin (verb) |
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entice and trap | trap with a snare |
catch in or as if in a trap | separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin |