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snipe vs half snipe

half snipe vs snipe

snipe and half snipe both are nouns.

snipe is a verb but half snipe is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snipe Yes No Yes No
half snipe Yes No No No
As nouns, half snipe is a hyponym of snipe; that is, half snipe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snipe:
  • snipe: Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
  • half snipe: a small short-billed Old World snipe
snipe (noun) half snipe (noun)
a gunshot from a concealed location a small short-billed Old World snipe
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
snipe (verb) half snipe (verb)
attack in speech or writing
aim and shoot with great precision
hunt or shoot snipe
Difference between snipe and half snipe

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