snout
The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigsThe long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
» Dogs have long snouts.
Hunde haben lange Schnauzen.
У собак длинные морды.
У собак довгі морди.
Meaning
10 sensesThe long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout.
Schnauze, Hundeschnauze, Rüssel
мо́рдаmórda, ры́лоrýlo
мо́рдаmórda, пи́сокpýsok, хра́паxrápa
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
The front of the prow of a ship or boat.
(derogatory)A person's nose.
His glasses kept slipping further down onto his prominent snout.
informal terms for the nose
The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
If you place the snout right into the bucket, it won't spray as much.
сопло́sopló
The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum.
beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum.
(UK, slang)Tobacco; cigarettes.
The terminus of a glacier.
(slang)A police informer.
A butterfly in the nymphalid subfamily Libytheinae, notable for the snout-like elongation on their heads.
шно́бельšnóbelʹ, руби́льникrubílʹnik, ры́лоrýlo
Examples
15 sentencesDogs have long snouts.
У собак довгі морди. — Ahha
ruУ собак длинные морды. — marafon
deHunde haben lange Schnauzen. — Yorwba
The hedgehog's snout stretched upwards in curiosity.
ruМордочка ёжика вытянулась кверху от любопытства. — Selena777
deDas Schnäuzchen des Igels war neugierig emporgereckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I like the short snout of boxers.
deIch mag die kurze Schnauze der Boxerhunde. — Esperantostern
Take a closer look at that snout.
ruПосмотрите внимательнее на этот носик. — Ooneykcall
The spiny mouse has a prominent snout.
deDie Stachelmaus hat eine markante Schnauze. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English snowte, snout, snute, from Old English *snūt, *snūte or Middle Low GerFrom Middle English snowte, snout, snute, from Old English *snūt, *snūte or Middle Low German snûte, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz.
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