snout
/snaʊt/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
2
The front of the prow of a ship or boat.
3
A person's nose.
4
The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
5
The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum.
6
The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum.
7
Tobacco; cigarettes.
8
The terminus of a glacier.
9
A police informer.
10
A butterfly in the nymphalid subfamily Libytheinae, notable for the snout-like elongation on their heads.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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