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snout [snaʊt] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the part of the head of a vertebrate, esp a mammal, consisting of the nose, jaws, and surrounding region, esp when elongated 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Slang a person's nose 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Brit slang a cigarette or tobacco 7. Slang an informer [of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse snyta, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snūte] snouted adj snoutless adj snoutlike adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
snout Translations snout snout [snaʊt] n (of animal) → muso; (of pig) → grugno snout [snaʊt] n (of animal) → muso; (of pig) → grugno n snout [snaut] the projecting mouth and nose part of certain animals, especially of a pig. snuit فِنْطيسَة الخِنْزير зурла rypák tryne die Schnauze ρύγχος, μουσούδα morro, hocico kärss پوزه kärsä museau, groin חוֹטֶם थूथन, थुथनी rilo, gubica orr, ormány moncong trÿni, snoppa, snjáldur muso, grugno (豚の)鼻 (돼지 등의 튀어나온) 주둥이와 코 snukis snuķis jongor snuit snute pysk, ryj focinho rât, bot рыло, морда rypák rilec njuška nos, tryne จมูกและปากของสัตว์ burun 豬(等的)嘴鼻 рило; морда تھوتھنی mũi, mõm 猪(等的)嘴鼻 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. But like the snout of the boar shall my word grub up the basis of your souls; a ploughshare will I be called by you. An ugly snout was raised, two rows of keen teeth snapped shut as a scissors- like jaw opened, and the meat was gone. |
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