noun
Meaning 1
An elitist or snobbish person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snooty
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
snoot
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/snuːt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A nose or snout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, dialectal, slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, childish, humorous
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, photography, theater
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 6
To behave disdainfully toward someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 7
To apply a snoot attachment to (a light).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: arts, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, photography, theater
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 8
informal terms for the nose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nose, olfactory organ
noun
Meaning 9
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snob, prig, snot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kohdistin — theater: cylindrical or conical attachment on a spotlight
- French: cône spot — theater: cylindrical or conical attachment on a spotlight
- Russian: тубус (tubus) — theater: cylindrical or conical attachment on a spotlight