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snout

noun

ˈsnau̇t

Definition of snout

as in nose

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity dogs and their owners must grow to resemble one another, as that man and his basset hound have remarkably similar snouts

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Recent Examples of snout However, the snout of an alligator is more blunt and u-shaped. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026 With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the spectacled caiman resembles a crocodile but typically has a shorter, broader snout. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 16 June 2026 The top of the head is dark brown or black, and a dark, wide band may be visible from the snout through the eye and onto the neck. — Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snout

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nose

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Fowler pointed to prenylthiol as the compound most likely responsible for the traditional skunky smell that turns some noses away entirely.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier once again is grandstanding and sticking his nose into a national issue.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

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