Snout Definition

snout
snouts
noun
snouts
The projecting nose and jaws, or muzzle, of an animal.
Webster's New World
An anterior prolongation of the head resembling this, as in a weevil.
Webster's New World
A projecting part.
Webster's New World
A spout or nozzle shaped like such a projection.
American Heritage Medicine
A large nose.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To furnish with a nozzle or point.
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Other Word Forms of Snout

Noun

Singular:
snout
Plural:
snouts

Origin of Snout

  • Of Germanic origin; probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch snute. Compare Dutch snuit, German Schnauze.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English probably of Old English origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Snout Sentence Examples

  • The snout is long, and the upper jaw longer than the lower.

  • That's right, hit him on the snout--on his snout!

  • The pointed snout extends beyond the lower jaw.

  • Leopards and bears are numerous; and the sand-badger, the Arctonyx collaris of Cuvier, a small animal somewhat resembling a bear, but having the snout, eyes and tail of a hog, is found.

  • The Suidae include the Old World pigs (Suinae) and the American peccaries (Dicotylinae), and are characterized by the snout terminating in a fleshy disk-like expansion, in the midst of which are perforated the nostrils; while the toes are enclosed in sharp hoofs, of which the lateral ones do not touch the ground.

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Words Starting With

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