Squib and Word

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Squib noun - Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise.

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Word and squib are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Word" instead a noun "Squib".

Word noun - A pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field.

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Squib and word are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Squib" instead a noun "Word".

Nearby Words: wordy, wordless, wording, worded, wordily

Or a pre-existing word, such as "squib" (a small explosive) or "snitch" (a tattle-tale), will be used in so unrelated a manner that it feels like a made-up word.

Source: Capital Letters Are Magic
Word of God says that the average life expectance for a British wizard or witch (or presumably squib) is 134.75.

Source: Methuselah Syndrome
Fry: Well, you know, again, I thought it was very trite, rather predictable, I don't know what the word is you'd use to describe it, really... Laurie: Squib?

Source: Satire/Parody/Pastiche

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Word and Squib. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/squib/word

Squib & Word. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/squib/word>.

Word or Squib. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/squib/word.

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