snout

Speech parts

1. snout - Noun

2. snout - Verb

Meaning

The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.

The nose of a man; -- in contempt.

The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.

The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum.

The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.

To furnish with a nozzle or point.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

neb nozzle beak rostrum honker snoot hooter schnozzle schnoz puss horn bugle nib maw bill
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Antonyms

beg keep company vape e-cigarette have great admiration for be a good mixer

Hypernyms

nose olfactory organ

Hyponyms

proboscis trunk

Phrases with the word

elongated snout seahorse long-snout aquatic animal long-snout fish long-snout hippocampus long-snout marine creature long-snout marine organism

Anagrams

notus tonus nutso noust Tuson UNTSO

Examples

There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a long snout and a pair of sleepy blinking eyes. Kenneth Grahame

Paul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook -BOOM, BOOM, BOOM-which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail. I couldn't help but smile. Rick Riordan

Stick your snout in there. Gina Barberi

Like a gold ring in a pigs snout is a woman without descretion. Moroccan Proverb

Only when you have crossed the river, can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout. Ghana Proverb

The piglet has the same type of snout as her mother. Ibo Proverb

Close letter words and terms

snottygobble snotziekte snough snout beetle snout beetles snout butterfly