snare




snare - noun

  • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
  • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
  • 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
  • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
  • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

    • snare - verb

    • catch in or as if in a trap
    • entice and trap

    snare - thesaurus

    ensnare   entrap   gin   hook   noose   trammel   trap  


    View spelling list are words and learn about the word snare in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 12. Spelling choices for /air/ sound: air, are, ear.

    Scrabble score for snare

    s is 1 n is 1 a is 1 r is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

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