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Word entry · 5 letters

snoot

Best crossword clue

"Nose, informally"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /snuːt/Part of speech nounSorted noostStarts with SEnds with T1 clues
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Definitions

  1. informal terms for the nose

Word origin

From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Doublet of snout.

Used in a sentence

  • The sidecars— sneer if you will, you purists and gastronomic snoots— at Perino's in Wilshire in Los Angeles.
  • At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised.
  • In defense of low-grade teas, I must say they are very cheap, and I have a large box in my cupboard right next to the higher quality, more snoot-worthy varieties.

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