Snout

  • 21snout — snouted, adj. snoutless, adj. snoutlike, adj. /snowt/, n. 1. the part of an animal s head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle. 2. Entomol. an anterior prolongation of the head bearing the mouth parts, as in snout beetles.… …

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  • 22snout — 1. noun a) The long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast, as of pigs. The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout b) The nose of a man, (in contempt). His glasses kept slipping further down onto his prominen …

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  • 23snout — n. [ME. snoute, snout] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) In Prosobranchia, a non retractable, short, mobile eminence at the anterior end on which the mouth is formed …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 24snout — Noun. Tobacco, or a cigarette. E.g. Have you got a snout John? I m gasping for a smoke …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 25snout — [[t]snaʊt[/t]] n. 1) zool. the part of an animal s head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle 2) anything that resembles or suggests an animal s snout in shape, function, etc 3) bui a nozzle or spout 4) anat. a person s nose …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26snout — n. 1 the projecting nose and mouth of an animal. 2 derog. a person s nose. 3 the pointed front of a thing; a nozzle. 4 Brit. sl. tobacco or a cigarette. Phrases and idioms: snout beetle a weevil. Derivatives: snouted adj. (also in comb.).… …

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  • 27Snout beetle — Snout Snout (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. {Snite}, {Snot}, {Snuff}.] 1. The… …

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  • 28Snout moth — Snout Snout (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. {Snite}, {Snot}, {Snuff}.] 1. The… …

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  • 29snout beetle — snout′ bee tle n. ent weevil • Etymology: 1860–65, amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30snout beetle — ☆ snout beetle n. WEEVIL …

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