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View usage for: (snaʊt) Word forms: plural snouts1. countable nounThe snout of an animal such as a pig is its long nose. Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. Synonyms: proboscis, nose, jaws, trunk More Synonyms of snout 2. countable noun [oft NOUN of noun]Writers sometimes refer to the front of a car or the barrel of a gun as its snout. The snout of the Mercedes poked through the gates. The tank stopped with the long snout of its gun turned to the ridge. (snaʊt) noun1. 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 5. Also called: snout moth a brownish noctuid moth, Hypena proboscidalis, that frequents nettles: named from the palps that project prominently from the head at rest 6. British slang a cigarette or tobacco Derived forms snouted (ˈsnouted) adjective snoutless (ˈsnoutless) adjective snoutlike (ˈsnoutˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse snyta, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snūtesnout in American English (snaʊt) noun1. a. the projecting nose and jaws, or muzzle, of an animal b. an anterior prolongation of the head resembling this, as in a weevil; rostrum 2. something like an animal's snout, as a nozzle 3. Informal a human nose, esp. a large one Word origin ME snoute, prob. < MDu snute, akin to Ger schnauze < IE base * snā-, * sneu-, to drip fluid, wetness > L natare, to swim, nutrire, to nurse Examples of 'snout' in a sentencesnout Word lists withsnout butterfly, insectDefinition the projecting nose and jaws of an animal Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. Additional synonymsDefinition a person's nose his sharp, aristocratic beak Synonyms nose, snout, hooter (slang), snitch (slang), conk (slang), neb (archaic, dialect), proboscis, schnozzle (slang, US) Definition the visible part of the mouth She clamped her hand against her mouth. Synonyms lips, trap (slang), chops (slang), jaws, gob (slang, British), laughing gear (British, Australian, slang), maw, yap (slang), cakehole (British, slang) Definition the projecting part of an animal's face, usually the jaws and nose The dog presented its muzzle for scratching. Synonyms jaws, mouth, nose, snout- snooper
- snooty
- snooze
- snout
- snow
- snowy
- snub
Additional synonymsDefinition the organ situated above the mouth, used for smelling and breathing She had sunscreen on her nose. Synonyms snout, bill, beak (slang), hooter (slang), snitch (slang), conk (slang), neb (archaic, dialect), proboscis, schnozzle (slang, US) Definition the long nose of an elephant It could exert the suction power of an elephant's trunk. Synonyms snout, nose, proboscis |