sneeze : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sneeze	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for sneeze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sneeze n a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose Synonym(s): sneeze, sneezing, sternutation v exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sneeze \Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneezing}.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne[a2]san.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose. {Not to be sneezed at}, not to be despised or contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] [bd]He had to do with old women who were not to be sneezed at.[b8] --Prof. Wilson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sneeze \Sneeze\, n. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.