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snout

[ snout ]

noun

  1. the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
  2. Entomology. an anterior prolongation of the head bearing the mouth parts, as in snout beetles.
  3. anything that resembles or suggests an animal's snout in shape, function, etc.
  4. a nozzle or spout.
  5. a person's nose, especially when large or prominent.


snout

/ ²õ²Ô²¹ÊŠ³Ù /

noun

  1. the part of the head of a vertebrate, esp a mammal, consisting of the nose, jaws, and surrounding region, esp when elongated
  2. the corresponding part of the head of such insects as weevils
  3. anything projecting like a snout, such as a nozzle or the lower end of a glacier
  4. slang.
    a person's nose
  5. Also calledsnout moth a brownish noctuid moth, Hypena proboscidalis, that frequents nettles: named from the palps that project prominently from the head at rest
  6. slang.
    a cigarette or tobacco
  7. slang.
    an informer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³Ù±ð»å, adjective
  • ˈ²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³Ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
  • ˈ²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³Ùˌ±ôŸ±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³ÙĻå adjective
  • ²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³Ùl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³ÙlŸ±°ì±ð adjective
  • un·²õ²ÔŽÇ³Ü³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snout1

1175–1225; Middle English snute; cognate with Dutch snuite, German Schnauze
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snout1

C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse snyta, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch ²õ²ÔÅ«³Ù±ð
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Musk has long yearned to stick his snout into that world, saying he wants to convert X into a payment app, like Venmo, and even suggesting he could control the "entire financial world" of users.

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For example, the authors found long coprolites full of fish remains that they believe were left by Paleorhinus, a crocodilelike reptile armed with a long snout and sharp teeth.

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He’s cedar brown, with a black, narrow snout and ears that appear designed to achieve liftoff.

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A couple headed out to rock climb at a remote location found Argon on July 3 with zip-ties around his neck and snout.

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Measuring anywhere from 7 to 11 feet from tail to snout, with dark gray skin and a white underbelly, bull sharks eat everything from fishes and dolphins to other sharks and even the occasional human.

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