Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sneer, n. [possibly imitative form.]

Grimace; distasteful glare; rude face; look of derision; expression of scorn.

sneer (-ed), v. [see sneer, n.]

1. Smile contemptuously; make a contorted face; [fig.] express scorn.
2. Scorn; mock; say with derision; express with contempt.

snow (-s, -'s), n. [OE.]

Frozen water crystals; freezing vapor of the atmosphere falling in white flakes.

snow (-s), v. [see snow, n.; related to “blow”.]

snowy, adj. [see snow, n.]

Fall; descend.

snug, adj. [Obscure origin.]

1. Tight.
2. Safe; exalted; confident; secure.

snugly, adv. [see snug, adj.]

Tightly; well (built); with quality cratsmanship.

so ('s), adv.

and conj. [OE swa, like that.]

soar (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [Fr. essorer, to fly up < L. aura, air.]

1. [Lit.] to fly; rise high; towering flight.
2. [Fig.] Forget; escape.
3. Continue; rise; increase.
4. Grow; decorate; adorn; glorify; honor.
5. Explore; seek.

sob (-bed, -bing), v. [Du. 'to suck'.]

To cry; often implies many tears over a duration of time.