Thesaurus: snout

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1. n. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
2. n. The nose of a man; -- in contempt.
3. n. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
4. n. The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum.
5. n. The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
6. v. t. To furnish with a nozzle or point.
7. n. a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
8. n. informal terms for the nose
9. n. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
10. 1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine. 2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. Hudibras. 3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. 4. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum. (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles. Snout beetle (Zoöl.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil. -- Snout moth (Zoöl.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid. To furnish with a nozzle or point.
11. n:100 n. a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose n. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils