snout
noun/snaʊt/
Frequency rank: #12,056 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the projecting nose and mouth of an animal
Example sentence
The dog pressed its snout against the cold glass door.
Synonyms & related words
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