snell vs strong

snell

adj
  • Harsh, severe, or stinging. 

  • Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively. 

  • Quick-witted; clever. 

verb
  • To tie a hook to the end of a fishing line with a snell knot. 

noun
  • A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line. 

strong

adj
  • Severe; very bad or intense. 

  • Highly stimulating to the senses. 

  • Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor. 

  • Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. 

  • Having a specified number of people or units. 

  • Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.) 

  • Capable of producing great physical force. 

  • Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels. 

  • Determined; unyielding. 

  • Having a high alcoholic content. 

  • Not easily subdued or taken. 

  • Having wealth or resources. 

  • Impressive, good. 

  • That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution. 

  • Convincing. 

  • Having a lot of power. 

  • Capable of withstanding great physical force. 

adv
  • In a strong manner. 

How often have the words snell and strong occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )