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snout

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "snout" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
5 characters
English (US)
1syllable

snout

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, snout is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofsnout

1noun
  • The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

    Example: "The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout."

  • The front of the prow of a ship or boat.
  • A person's nose.

    Example: "His glasses kept slipping further down onto his prominent snout."

  • The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.

    Example: "If you place the snout right into the bucket, it won't spray as much."

  • The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum.
  • The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum.
  • Tobacco; cigarettes.
  • The terminus of a glacier.
  • A police informer.
  • A butterfly in the nymphalid subfamily Libytheinae, notable for the snout-like elongation on their heads.
1verb
  • To furnish with a nozzle or point.
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