Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: snout
IPA transcription: [sn'aʊt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: snout, neb
    Meaning: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
Usage examples
  • This was a very favourite lurking-place; she could lie there with her back right up against the under surface of the leaf, and her snout on the very border of its shadow, ready to strike.
  • The ant-eater looked superb, with his long tail and grizzly hair; with his pointed snout, which is plunged into the ant-hills whose insects form its principal food; and his long, thin paws, armed with sharp nails, five inches long, and which can shut up like the fingers of one's hand.