English Explanatory Dictionary

snook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
  2. Centropomus undecimalis (common snook).
  3. Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
verb
  1. To fish for snook.
noun
  1. A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
verb
  1. To sniff out.
  2. To lurk; to lie in ambush.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

sno͞ok /snuːk/ en-us-snook.ogg

Word forms

snook snooks snoek snooking snooked

Etymology

From Dutch snoek (“pike, Esox”).

Derived words

bay snook common snook cock a snook cocking of a snook snook-cocker snook-cocking

Translations

Czech: robalo Paraujano: looro
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