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snout

/naʊt/

snoutsubstantiv

snouts

Pl.

/naʊt/

Übersetzungen

хобот

The elephant's snout is very flexible and strong.

Хобот слона очень гибкий и сильный.

рыло

The pig used its snout to dig in the dirt.

Свинья использовала своё рыло, чтобы копать в земле.

морда

The dog had a wet snout after playing in the water.

У собаки была мокрая морда после игры в воде.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

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Definitionen

The projecting nose and mouth of an animal, especially a mammal.

The pig used its snout to dig through the soil in search of food.

A part of something that resembles or suggests the snout of an animal, such as the front end of an aircraft.

The snout of the airplane was painted with a fierce shark design.

A person's nose, especially when large or prominent.

He wrinkled his snout in distaste at the unpleasant smell.

The terminal front of a glacier at any given time.

Over the last century the glacier’s snout has retreated by nearly a kilometre.

British prison slang: tobacco or a cigarette traded or smuggled by inmates.

He saved up his dessert so he could swap it for a bit of snout later.

Synonyme

snoutverb

snouted

Präteritum

snouted

Partizip Perfekt

snouting

Gerundium

/snaʊt/

Used mainly of animals or figuratively of people when they poke or search with the nose; attested in major dictionaries.

Definitionen

To poke, root, or search with the nose or snout, often while looking for food or investigating.

The terrier snouted around the garden, sniffing every clump of grass.

Synonyme

poke around

nose (around)

betray

pry

snoop

nose around

tattle (on)

nark (on)

dob in

grass (on)

squeal (on)

rat (on)

snitch (on)

inform on

inform

snoutadjektiv

Attributive noun use (e.g. snout beetle, snout moth) qualifies as adjectival in the dictionary model.

Definitionen

Used attributively before another noun to denote something that has a conspicuous or elongated snout.

The snout beetle is a serious pest for many crops.