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Definition: Squib |
SquibNoun1. Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "squib" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1813. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | 1. Any of various small explosive devices.2. An explosive device used in the ignition of a rocket. Usually called an igniter. (references) |
Chemical Industry | Any of various small-size electrically initiated explosive cartridges used to fire the igniter in a rocket, or for some other ignition purpose. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Squib (A). A political joke, printed and circulated at election times against a candidate, with intent of bringing him into ridicule, and influencing votes. "Parodies, lampoons, rightly named squibs, fire and brimstone, ending in smoke, with a villainous smell of saltpetre."- Dean Hole; Rose-garden and Pulpit. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A. See:electric squib b. A thin tube filled with black powder, forming a slow-burning fuse to explode a stemmed charge of black powder c. A small charge of powder exploded in the bottom of a drill hole, to spring the rock, after which a heavy shot is fired. A springing shot. d. In well boring, a vessel, containing the explosive and fitted with a time fuse, that is lowered into a well to detonate the nitroglycerin charge. e. A firing device that will burn with a flash which will ignite blackpowder. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | SQUIB. A small satirical or political temporary jeu d'esprit, which, like the firework of that denomination, sparkles, bounces, stinks, and vanishes. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In the Harry Potter books of J. K. Rowling, a Squib is a person from a wizarding family without any magical powers. Contrast with Muggle. See Squib
A Squib is a type of small sailboat originally designed in 1967.
In computing, Squib is a message board system for Zope.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Squib."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ridicule | Squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Squib |
| English words defined with "squib": Squibbed, Squibbing. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "squib": blasting barrel ♦ leg wire ♦ miner's needle ♦ squitch. (references) |
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Photographed in civilian dress, probably during or soon after the Civil War. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 10 June 1864 "for gallant and meritorious conduct in command of the torpedo boat Squib in passing through the enemy's fleet off Newport News on the night of April 9, 1864, and attacking the steam frigate Minnesota". Credit: NAVY. |
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| "Squib" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.43% of the time. "Squib" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.43% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.57% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 28 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "squib": damp squib. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "squib": damp-squib. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
squib | 160 |
harry potter squib | 56 |
bristol myers squib | 28 |
bristol meyers squib | 15 |
bristol meyer squib | 5 |
loads squib | 4 |
potter squib | 4 |
squib taylor | 3 |
cartridge squib | 3 |
make squib | 2 |
bristol myer squib | 2 |
brystol myers squib | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "squib"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | sulm në fjalë, satirë (lampoon, satire). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فرقع (crack, crackle, crepitate, explode, pop, pop up, snap, sputter, torpedo), مفرقعة (explosive, torpedo), نقد حاد, سخرية لاذعة (sarcastic remark), إنتقد بقسوة (castigate, decry, flay, flog, lapidate, pull to pieces, rap, scarify, scourge, slam, slash), إنطلق بسرعة أو على نحو متقع, ألعاب نارية (fireworks). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сатиричен памфлет, фишек, малка ръчна ракета, запалка (cigarette lighter, fuse, fuze, lighter, portfire), пущам фишеци, пасквил (lampoon), пиша пасквили. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 火药', 爆管 (cartridge igniter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | satira (satire), rachejtle (dog), prskavka (cracker, sparkler), fiasko (disaster, failure, fiasco, flop, wash out, washout), špièkovat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tændsats. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | sof (abortion, failure, fiasco), iets wat de mist ingaat (damp squib), fiasco (abortion, failure, fiasco). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | فشفشه درکردن , فشفشه (Rocket), کنایه زدن , کنایه (Allegory, Allusion, Dig, Innuendo, Jest, Lampoon, Metaphor, Quibble, Quip), اتش بازی (Bonfire, Pyrotechnic), دارای صدای فش فش . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pamphlet, pétard, filer, etoupille, critiquer sévèrement, critique sévère. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Frosch (firecracker, frog). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κροτίδα (fire cracker), σάτιρα (lampoon), σάτυρα (lampoon, satire), σατυρίζω (satirize), πυροτέχνημα (firework), πυροδοτικός μηχανισμός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | זקוק אש (sparkler). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | robbanótöltet (blast, bursting charge, destructive charge, filler, payload, warhead), petárda (cartridge, cracker, maroon, petard), tűzkígyó, szatíra (satire), rakéta (cracker, missile, rocket), kígyóröppentyű, gyáva ember (caitiff, candyass, coward, milksop, rabbit), gúnyirat (lampoon, libel, Pasquinade, satire), csőd (breakdown, break-down, bust, carey street, failure, liquidation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | petasan (petard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | stoppino (fuse, Wick), razzo (missile, rocket, skyrocket), petardo (cracker, firecracker, maroon, petard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | bleaystaneen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ibsquay sátira (irony, lampoon, satire, skit), rojão (rocket), pasquim (lampoon, libel, pasquinade), iniciador eléctrico, crítica (accusation, animadversion, comment, crab, critical, review), busca-pé (cracker). (various references) scrie satire, satiriza (satirize), satirã (pasquinade, ridicule, satire, skit), plesnitoare (cracker), petardã (fire cracker, maroon, petard), pamflet (lampoon, libel, pamphlet, pasquinade, tract), fitil (fuse, lighter, lint, match, Wick), exploda ca o petardã. (various references) эпиграмма (epigram, quip, tetrastich), петарда (detonator, firecracker, petard, torpedo). (various references) kratka satira, kratak dopis, žabica (toggle). (various references) estopín, cebo (bait, food, lure, priming), calamar (cuttlefish, sepia, squid), buscapiés (serpent). (various references) svärmare (dreamer, enthusiast, hawk moth, petard, zealot), gliring (gibe, innuendo, jeer, shy, sneer, taunt). (various references) yergi (lampoon, satire), taşlama (burlesque, epigram, lampoon, satire, stoning), patlayıcı (detonating, explosive, fulminating, plosive), maytap (roman candle), hiciv (diatribe, irony, lampoon, pamphlet, satire, travesty), fişek (cartridge, cracker, girandole, shell), dinamit fitili. (various references) сарказм (caustic, sarcasm), запал (eagerness, fervor, fervour, fuse, fusee, fuze, ignition, lighter, mettle, passion, primer, zeal, zest), петарда (detonator, petard, spitdevil). (various references) pháo ném m"i nổ b i văn châm biếm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "squib": squibbed, squibbing, squibs. (additional references) | |
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"Squib" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aquib, equib, Qsubd, Sgui, siquib, skib, sqi, sqib, squa, squabe, squabo, squag, squai, squan, squao, squap, squav, squay, squb, sque, squi, squibb, squiby, squic, squie, squif, squig, squil, squim, squin, squip, squir, squis, squiv, squiz. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-i-q-s-u" | |
-2 letters: bis, bus, sib, sub, suq. | |
-3 letters: bi, is, si, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-i-q-s-u" | |
+1 letter: bisque, squibs. | |
+2 letters: bisques. | |
+3 letters: beziques, briquets, obliques, quibbles, squibbed. | |
+4 letters: bedquilts, beliquors, boutiques, obloquies, obsequies, quibblers, sobriquet, squabbier, squibbing. | |
+5 letters: briquettes, brusquerie, chibouques, obsequious, quillbacks, quodlibets, sobriquets, soubriquet, squabbiest, squabbling, subaquatic, ubiquities, ubiquitous. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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