snaggle

snaggle
n.
Microscopic germy or dirty organism that you can't see but know that is there just waiting to inflict any of a myriad of physical ailments - allergies, itchy rashes, etc.

(n) The couple almost gagged at the thought of sleeping in the hotel's snaggle-filled mattress.

(adj) The snaggly gas station bathroom seemed never to have been exposed to cleaning products.


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  • snaggle — ► NOUN ▪ a tangled or knotted mass. ► VERB ▪ become knotted or tangled. ORIGIN from SNAG(Cf. ↑snaggy) …   English terms dictionary

  • snaggle — n. Microscopic germy or dirty organism that you can t see but know that is there just waiting to inflict any of a myriad of physical ailments allergies, itchy rashes, etc. (n) The couple almost gagged at the thought of sleeping in the hotel s… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • snaggle-toothed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having irregular or projecting teeth …   English terms dictionary

  • snaggle-tooth — /ˈsnægəl tuθ/ (say snaguhl toohth) noun a tooth which is broken or not properly in line with the others. {British dialect snaggle irregularly shaped tooth} –snaggle toothed, adjective …  

  • snaggle-tooth — n. (pl. snaggle teeth) an irregular or projecting tooth. Derivatives: snaggle toothed adj. Etymology: SNAG(1) + LE(2) …   Useful english dictionary

  • snaggle — n. tangled mass, knotted mass v. become knotted, become tangled …   English contemporary dictionary

  • snaggle — noun a tangled or knotted mass. verb become knotted or tangled. Origin early 20th cent.: from snag1 + le2 …   English new terms dictionary

  • snaggle — snag·gle …   English syllables

  • snaggle — gəl transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: freq. of snag (III) : snag III 4 …   Useful english dictionary

  • snaggle tooth — a tooth out of proper line with the others …   Medical dictionary

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