snod

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /snɑd/ UK /snɒd/ See IPA manual

Freq #134682

Meanings

1

adj
neat, trim, smooth, or orderly; chiefly Scottish and northern English

He brushed the soil from his coat and made himself snod before entering the house.
2

verb
to make something neat, smooth, or tidy; chiefly Scottish

She paused to snod the room before the visitors arrived.
3

noun
a headband or snood worn around the hair; archaic or dialectal

A narrow woollen snod held her hair away from her face.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · neat, trim, smooth, or... neat trim tidy sleek

2 verb · to make something neat,... tidy neaten smooth

3 noun · a headband or snood worn... snoodheadband

Opposites

untidy unkempt rough

Word family

Derived forms snodlysnodness

Related forms snoodsnod up

Etymology

The Scots adjective and verb are perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse words meaning "shorn, bare, or smooth." They developed the senses "neat, trim, tidy" and "to make neat." The rare noun meaning a hairband is a form of snood, from Old English snōd.

Topics

Describing Qualities Register & Style

External links

# snod

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /snɑd/
**IPA (UK):** /snɒd/
**Frequency rank:** 134682

## Meanings
1. neat, trim, smooth, or orderly; chiefly Scottish and northern English
2. to make something neat, smooth, or tidy; chiefly Scottish
3. a headband or snood worn around the hair; archaic or dialectal

## Examples
- He brushed the soil from his coat and made himself snod before entering the house.
- She paused to snod the room before the visitors arrived.
- A narrow woollen snod held her hair away from her face.

## Synonyms
- neat
- trim
- tidy
- sleek
- snood
- headband

## Antonyms
- untidy
- unkempt
- rough

## Derived Forms
- snodly
- snodness

## Related Forms
- snood
- snod up

## Etymology
The Scots adjective and verb are perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse words meaning "shorn, bare, or smooth." They developed the senses "neat, trim, tidy" and "to make neat." The rare noun meaning a hairband is a form of snood, from Old English snōd.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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