Cross-reading (n.) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas. |
Reading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Read |
Reading (n.) The act of one who reads |
Reading (n.) Study of books |
Reading (n.) A lecture or prelection |
Reading (n.) The way in which anything reads |
Reading (n.) Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage |
Reading (n.) An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument |
Reading (a.) Of or pertaining to the act of reading |
Reading (a.) Addicted to reading |
Snap (n.) To break at once |
Snap (n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. |
Snap (n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. |
Snap (n.) To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words |
Snap (n.) To crack |
Snap (n.) To project with a snap. |
Snap (v. i.) To break short, or at once |
Snap (v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise |
Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite |
Snap (v. i.) To utter sharp, harsh, angry words |
Snap (v. i.) To miss fire |
Snap (v. t.) A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. |
Snap (v. t.) A sudden, eager bite |
Snap (v. t.) A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. |
Snap (v. t.) A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip |
Snap (v. t.) A greedy fellow. |
Snap (v. t.) That which is, or may be, snapped up |
Snap (v. t.) A sudden severe interval or spell |
Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. |
Snap (v. t.) A snap beetle. |
Snap (v. t.) A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger |
Snap (v. t.) Briskness |
Snap (v. t.) Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. |
Snip-snap (n.) A tart dialogue with quick replies. |
Snip-snap (a.) Quick |
centering snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back, the quarterback fumbled the snap |
catch grab snatch snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
snap roll | a fast roll |
snap | the act of snapping the fingers, movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand, he gave his fingers a snap |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
carabiner karabiner snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
lectern reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer |
reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
reading room | a room set aside for reading |
snap snap fastener press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
snap brim | a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides |
snap-brim hat | a hat with a snap brim |
snapshot snap shot | an informal photograph, usually made with a small hand-held camera, my snapshots haven't been developed yet, he tried to get unposed shots of his friends |
elasticity snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed, the waistband had lost its snap |
palmistry palm reading chiromancy chirology | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message, his main reading was detective stories, suggestions for further reading |
reading meter reading indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
interpretation reading version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
reading program | a program designed to teach literacy skills |
play reading | performance of a play by a group of readers |
reading clinic | a clinic for people with reading disabilities |
first reading | the first presentation of a bill in a legislature |
second reading | the second presentation of a bill in a legislature, to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US) |
reading | a particular interpretation or performance, on that reading it was an insult, he was famous for his reading of Mozart |
recitation recital reading | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance, the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems |
snap | a sudden breaking |
crack cracking snap | a sudden sharp noise, the crack of a whip, he heard the cracking of the ice, he can hear the snap of a twig |
snap | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand, servants appeared at the snap of his fingers |
gingersnap ginger snap snap ginger nut | a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger |
sugar snap pea | green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat |
snap bean snap | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections |
Reading | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England |
reading teacher | someone who teaches students to read |
sugar snap pea snap pea | variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods |
crack willow brittle willow snap willow Salix fragilis | large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken |
cold spell cold snap | a spell of cold weather |
snap | a spell of cold weather, a cold snap in the middle of May |
snap back | recover quickly, After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days |
snap crack | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension, The pipe snapped |
snap | close with a snapping motion, The lock snapped shut |
snap snarl | utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone, The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer, The guard snarled at us |
photograph snap shoot | record on photographic film, I photographed the scene of the accident, She snapped a picture of the President |
snap click flick | cause to make a snapping sound, snap your fingers |
break break off snap off | break a piece from a whole, break a branch from a tree |
snap | put in play with a snap, snap a football |