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snack | snacklike |

As a noun snack

is snack (a light meal).

As an adjective snacklike is

resembling or characteristic of a snack.

snack

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A light meal.
  • An item of food eaten between meals.
    • Derived terms
    * snack bar * snack food * snacker * snackette * snackery * snackless * snacky
    See also
    * munchies

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to eat a light meal
  • to eat between meals
    • Derived terms
    * snack down

    Etymology 2

    See snatch (transitive verb).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A share; a part or portion.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks ."
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    snacklike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a snack.
  • * 1982 , Earl Mindell, Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible for Your Kids?
    • Lots of children prefer the crunchy, snacklike taste of raw carrots and green beans.
  • * 2000 , Michael Castleman, Blended medicine: the best choices in healing
    • Consider forgoing the standard three square meals a day in favor of five small, snacklike meals, recommends Anne Simons, MD.