different between knead vs snead

English

Etymology

From Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudan?, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: n?d, IPA^(key): /ni?d/
• Rhymes: -i?d
• Homophones: kneed, need

Verb

knead (third-person singular simple present kneads, present participle kneading, simple past and past participle kneaded)

2. (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
   • 2001, Özcan Ozan, Carl Tremblay, The Sultan's Kitchen: A Turkish Cookbook

     Knead the dough by pressing down on it with the heels of both your palms and pushing it forward to stretch it, then pulling it back toward you...

3. (transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
4. (intransitive, of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
   • 1991, Grace McHattie, That's cats!: a compendium of feline facts

     Cats knead with their paws when happy, just as they kneaded when feeding from their mothers as kittens.

5. (transitive) To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.

Synonyms

• (mix): amalgamate

Translations

Noun

knead (plural kneads)

1. The act of kneading something.

See also

• baking board
• dough

Anagrams

• Danek, Kaden, naked

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in compound tosnæden), from Old English sn?dan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijan?, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Alternative forms

• sneed, sned, snathe, snade

Verb

snead (third-person singular simple present sneads, present participle sneading, simple past and past participle sneaded)

1. (transitive) To cut; lop; prune.

Etymology 2

From Middle English snade, snede, from Old English sn?d (“a piece, bit, slice”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Noun

snead (plural sneads)

1. A piece; bit; slice.

Etymology 3

See snatch.

Noun

snead (plural sneads)

1. (Britain) A snath.
2. (Britain, dialect) A line or cord; a string.

Anagrams

• Andes, DNase, Danes, Deans, Denas, Sande, Sedan, Sedna, deans, nades, saden, sedan