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单词 snoot
释义

snoot

1 of 2

noun

ˈsnüt How to pronounce snoot (audio)
1
a
: snout
b
: nose
2
: a grimace expressive of contempt
3
: a snooty person : snob

snoot

2 of 2

verb

snooted; snooting; snoots

transitive verb

: to treat with disdain : look down one's nose at

Synonyms

Noun

  • snob
  • snot

Verb

  • contemn
  • dis [slang]
  • diss
  • disdain
  • disrespect
  • high-hat
  • look down (on or upon)
  • scorn
  • slight
  • sniff (at)
  • snub
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Example Sentences

Noun She has a great big snoot. That little snoot thinks he deserves only the best! Verb after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That’s when the human reaches out and gives the cat a little boop on its snoot. Melissa Locker, Time, 9 Mar. 2020 Kerry McKeel with the Harris County Animal Shelter held Pumpkin the kitten, wrapped in a towel, as Spring Fire Department’s apparatus operator, Michael Alaniz, gently held the mask to Pumpkin’s tiny snoot. Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 19 July 2019 As Shelter Island attracts wealthy buyers sidestepping the snoot and traffic of the Hamptons, prices are rising and the character is changing. Julie Lasky, New York Times, 16 May 2018 With a flip from a large wooden paddle, a snoot bobs to the surface, then bubbles back below. Dominic Armato, azcentral, 14 Mar. 2018 But, unlike a team of costumed supervillains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot or a zap from a ray gun. Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English snute

First Known Use

Noun

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1928, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

snoot

noun

ˈsnüt How to pronounce snoot (audio)
: nose entry 1 sense 1

snoot 1 of 2

noun

1
as in snob
a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior our neighbor is a tiresome old snoot who keeps talking about how the neighborhood is going downhill

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • snob
  • snot
  • elitist
  • name-dropper
  • social climber
2
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity an overbearing snob who walks around with her snoot up in the air

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • nose
  • snout
  • schnozzle
  • honker
  • schnozz
  • proboscis
  • smeller
  • nozzle
  • schnoz
  • conk
  • beak
  • neb
  • pug
  • pugnose
3
as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval a snoot that suggested that she thought that she was better than the rest of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • grimace
  • scowl
  • mouth
  • frown
  • moue
  • pout
  • smirk
  • sneer
  • squinch
  • lower
  • face
  • glare
  • snarl
  • mow
  • wince
  • flinch
  • growl
  • stare
  • mug
  • look
  • lour
  • glower
  • simper
  • rictus
  • scoff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smile
  • grin
  • laugh

snoot

2 of 2

verb

as in to disdain
to show contempt for after some modest success, the singer began to snoot the very people who had helped her get her career off the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disdain
  • disrespect
  • hate
  • scorn
  • snub
  • despise
  • sneeze at
  • walk over
  • high-hat
  • contemn
  • diss
  • scout
  • slight
  • dis
  • sniff (at)
  • thumb one's nose (at)
  • look down (on or upon)
  • look down one's nose (at)
  • loathe
  • abominate
  • detest
  • abhor
  • execrate
  • disparage
  • deplore
  • deprecate
  • belittle
  • disfavor
  • frown (on or upon)
  • discountenance
  • disapprove (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • respect
  • prize
  • honor
  • esteem
  • treasure
  • admire
  • value
  • worship
  • cherish
  • care (for)
  • lionize
  • approve (of)
  • countenance
  • revere
  • subscribe (to)
  • appreciate
  • accept
  • favor
  • okay
  • venerate
  • hallow
  • OK
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