snub
7.1
Having a short, slightly turned-up nose
- adjective
- /snʌb/
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respingón
- The child had a charming, snub nose that made her look even cuter.
The Russian was short and thin and bald, with a quarrelsome snub nose and dark eyes.
- The Russian was short and thin and bald, with a quarrelsome snub nose and dark eyes.
- When Scalin says sun's out, guns out, it's tank top, and when Shoemaker says it, it's like a snub nose revolver.
- This hawk with the snub nose and square I'll shaved cheeks.
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Examples
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The Russian was short and thin and bald, with a quarrelsome snub nose and dark eyes.
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If you don't know the snub nose aren't the most accurate of weapons you're going to you can't even go MOA.
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He smiled broadly, revealing a snub nose that added character to his face.
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Many people found her snub nose to be a unique feature that drew attention.
Synonyms
snub-nosed
vssnub
1
6.1
Having a short, round nose or tip
is often unusually turned up rather than only rounded
short-nosed
vssnub
5.2
An animal or object that has a short, blunt nose
is usually more turned up and unusually short in the tip
Antonyms
Compounds
How Upturned
Surface Forms
snub positive
Etymology
The word snub for a short, turned-up nose comes from an old idea of something 'cut short', so a snub nose looks as if it has been cut off and is blunt.