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单词 schnozzles
释义

schnozzle

noun

schnoz·​zle ˈshnä-zəl How to pronounce schnozzle (audio)
slang
: schnoz

Synonyms

  • beak
  • conk [chiefly British slang]
  • honker [slang]
  • neb
  • nose
  • nozzle [slang]
  • proboscis
  • schnoz [slang]
  • schnozz
  • smeller
  • snoot
  • snout
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Example Sentences

endowed with a schnozzle as big as his talent, the comedian Jimmy Durante was affectionately dubbed “the Schnozzola”
Recent Examples on the Web Yet, at a superficial level, the Tully Monster recalls more ancient Cambrian enigmas such as the controversial Nectocaris, the soft-bodied Vetustovermis, or, possibly, the schnozzle-faced aberration Opabinia. Brian Switek, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2012

Word History

Etymology

probably modification of Yiddish shnoitsl, diminutive of shnoits snout

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

schnozzles

noun

plural of schnozzle, slang
as in noses
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity endowed with a schnozzle as big as his talent, the comedian Jimmy Durante was affectionately dubbed "the Schnozzola"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • noses
  • snouts
  • schnozzes
  • schnozzolas
  • nozzles
  • proboscides
  • proboscises
  • smellers
  • conks
  • honkers
  • beaks
  • nebs
  • pugnoses
  • pugs
  • snoots
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