snout
The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
Example
“The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout.”
Other meanings
The front of the prow of a ship or boat.
The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
“If you place the snout right into the bucket, it won't spray as much.”
A kind of
- nose
Kinds of snout
- proboscis
Related words
- snoutane
- snoutbean
- snoutful
- snoutish
- snouty
- starsnout
- tubesnout
- elephant's snout volute
- American snout
- snout beetle
- snout moth
- snout-fair
Word history
From Middle Low German "snûte".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “snout” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.