SQUIB
/skwɪb/
16
Scrabble
18
WWF
S(1) Q(10) U(1) I(1) B(3)
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Definition
/skwɪb/
noun
- A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.“English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th-century battle against the Spanish Armada.”
- A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
verb
- To make a sound like a small explosion.
- To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.“to squib a little debate”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: SQUIB-S
