snoot
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8.9
- noun
- /snuːt/
- Informal
:
nariz
- Look at that snoot.
Examples
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The dog has a large snoot that wiggles whenever he sniffs around.
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Did it have a long, thin snoot?
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Which one has the bigger snoot?
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Elton John, do you have a snoot full of sand?
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This jowly, shaggy, good-natured bear of a man with the prominent snoot and permanent five-o'clock shadow wants to be treated with some respect.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Is it true, as I've been led to believe, that you two amateur sleuths are poking your snoots into the Kirkeby case?"
Fiction book (2001) -
Something I've always wondered about is when they're sticking their snoot down an anthill, how come they don't always get a lot of ants crawling up their noses?
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She often wrinkles her snoot when she smells something unpleasant.
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With its long snoot, the animal was well-equipped for digging into the ground.
Synonyms
12
8.7
A casual, funny word for a person's nose
7
8.0
A person's nose that is large or stands out
5
7.0
A human nose that is often large or noticeable
4
9.9
A large, noticeable nose people call jokingly
4
7.9
A person's nose that is large or easy to see
2
8.6
A large nose that is easy to notice
1
9.9
An informal word for a large or noticeable nose
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snoot meaning a person's 'nose' comes from an old, friendly form like snout that also meant 'nose', so snoot is just a short, informal way to say 'nose'.