snicks

Small sharp incisions

Snicks is the plural of snick—a small cut or notch, or the sharp clicking sound something makes: the snicks of the lock mechanism.

In cricket, a snick is a slight deflection of the ball off the bat's edge.

The verb means to make such a cut or sound: He snicked the blade open.

cutting

scissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

  • snipsSmall cuts or cuttings
  • clipsAttaches or excerpts
  • trimsCuts or decorates slightly

shears · fabric · notches · dressmaking · tailoring · paper · crafting · blades · edges · slices

sound

click

Brief sharp noise

  • snapSudden sharp sound
  • latchDoor-securing catch
  • lockMechanism requiring a key

clasp · fastener · door · catch · mechanism · metallic · sharp · quiet · subtle · closing

cricket

edge

Boundary or sharpness

  • batFlying mammal or sports club
  • ballSpherical plaything or gala
  • wicketSmall subsidiary entrance

stumps · glance · deflection · delivery · bowler · batsman · slip · catch · runs · innings

Opposites
cut depth/severity

snicksgashes

Deep, jagged incisions

slashes · hacks · gouges · lacerations · crashes

sound intensity

snickscrashes

Sudden violent impacts

bangs · booms · thuds · clangs · slams

force/delicacy of action

snickssmashes

Breaks forcefully apart

bashes · pounds · hammers · batters · crushes

Family

snicker, snickering, snickers, snickered, snick, snicked, snicking

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G