Definition of snaps

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• snaps is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• snaps is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• snaps is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of snaps

• move or strike with a noise (verb)

  Examples

  1. his arm was snapped forward

  Synonyms

  1. click
• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera (noun)

  Examples

  1. my snapshots haven't been developed yet

  Synonyms

  1. shot
  2. snapshot
• tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. snap bean
• the act of catching an object with the hands (noun)

  Examples

  1. the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion

  Synonyms

  1. catch
  2. grab
  3. snatch
• separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb)

  Examples

  1. The rope snapped

  Synonyms

  1. bust
  2. rupture
  3. tear
• cause to make a snapping sound (verb)

  Examples

  1. snap your fingers

  Synonyms

  1. click
  2. flick
• lose control of one's emotions (verb)

  Examples

  1. When her baby died, she snapped

  Synonyms

  1. break down
  2. lose it
• the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed (noun)

  Examples

  1. the waistband had lost its snap

  Synonyms

  1. elasticity
• record on photographic film (verb)

  Examples

  1. She snapped a picture of the President

  Synonyms

  1. photograph
  2. shoot
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension (verb)

  Examples

  1. The pipe snapped

  Synonyms

  1. crack
• a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound (noun)

  Examples

  1. children can manage snaps better than buttons

  Synonyms

  1. press stud
  2. snap fastener
• a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. ginger nut
  2. ginger snap
  3. gingersnap
• any undertaking that is easy to do (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. breeze
  2. child's play
  3. cinch
  4. duck soup
  5. picnic
  6. piece of cake
  7. pushover
  8. walkover
• to grasp hastily or eagerly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. snatch
  2. snatch up
• make a sharp sound (verb)

  Examples

  1. his fingers snapped

  Synonyms

  1. crack
• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone (verb)

  Examples

  1. The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer

  Synonyms

  1. snarl
• a sudden sharp noise (noun)

  Examples

  1. he can hear the snap of a twig

  Synonyms

  1. crack
  2. cracking
• (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back (noun)

  Examples

  1. the quarterback fumbled the snap

  Synonyms

  1. centering
• a spell of cold weather (noun)

  Examples

  1. a cold snap in the middle of May
• a sudden breaking (noun)
• bring the jaws together (verb)

  Examples

  1. he snapped indignantly
• close with a snapping motion (verb)

  Examples

  1. The lock snapped shut
• move with a snapping sound (verb)

  Examples

  1. bullets snapped past us
• put in play with a snap (verb)

  Examples

  1. snap a football
• the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand (noun)

  Examples

  1. he gave his fingers a snap
• the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand (noun)

  Examples

  1. servants appeared at the snap of his fingers

See definition of snaps in Merriam Webster