Snout

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The projecting nose, jaws, or anterior facial part of an animal's head.
  • noun. A similar prolongation of the anterior portion of the head in certain insects, such as weevils; a rostrum.
  • noun. A spout or nozzle shaped like such a projection.
  • noun. The human nose.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To furnish with a snout or nozle; point.
  • noun. A part of the head which projects forward; the furthest part or fore end of the head; the nose, or nose and jaws, when protrusive; a proboscis; a muzzle; a beak, or beak-like part; a rostrum.
  • noun. Specifically, in ichthyology, that part of the head which is in front of the eyes, ordinarily consisting of the jaws.
  • noun. Anything that resembles the snout of a hog in shape or in being used for rooting or plowing up the ground.
  • noun. In entomology:
  • noun. The rostrum or beak of a rhynchophorons beetle or weevil. See snout-beetle and rostrum, and cuts under Balaninus and diamond-beetle.
  • noun. A snout-like prolongation of, or formation on, the head of various other insects. See snout-butterfly, snout-mite, snout-moth.
  • noun. The nozle or end of a hollow pipe.
  • noun. Nautical, the beak or projecting prow of a ram.
  • noun. The front of a glacier.
  • noun. In conchology, the rostrum of a gastropod or similar mollusk.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
  • noun. The nose of a man; -- in contempt.
  • noun. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum.
  • noun. The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
  • noun. any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil.
  • noun. any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.
  • transitive verb. To furnish with a nozzle or point.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
  • noun. The nose of a man, (in contempt).
  • noun. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
  • noun. The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum.
  • noun. The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum.
  • noun. Tobacco; cigarettes.
  • verb. To furnish with a nozzle or point.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
  • noun. informal terms for the nose
  • noun. a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
  • Word Usage
    "So can prison officers and staff - because the government are scared of violent reactions from people supposedly in the power of the State if 'snout' is taken away."