Snub-nose
11snub-nosed monkey — ▪ primate also called snub nosed langur any of four species of large and unusual leaf monkeys (see langur) found in highland forests of central China and northern Vietnam. They have a broad, short face with wide set slanting eyes and a… …
12snub — [[t]snʌ̱b[/t]] snubs, snubbing, snubbed 1) VERB If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them. [V n] He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot... [V n] They snubbed his …
13snub — v., n., & adj. v.tr. (snubbed, snubbing) 1 rebuff or humiliate with sharp words or a marked lack of cordiality. 2 check the movement of (a boat, horse, etc.) esp. by a rope wound round a post etc. n. an act of snubbing; a rebuff. adj. short and… …
14snub — /snʌb / (say snub) verb (t) (snubbed, snubbing) 1. to treat with disdain or contempt. 2. to put, force, etc., by doing this: to snub one into silence. 3. to check or rebuke sharply. 4. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable running out). 5.… …
15snub — I. transitive verb (snubbed; snubbing) Etymology: Middle English snibben, snubben, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snubba to scold, Swedish dialect snubba to reproach, cut off Date: 13th century 1. to check or stop with a… …
16nose — nose1 W2S2 [nəuz US nouz] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your face)¦ 2 (right) under somebody s nose 3 stick/poke your nose into something 4 keep your nose out (of something) 5 turn your nose up (at something) 6 with your nose in the… …
17snub — 1 verb snubbed, snubbing (T) to treat someone rudely, especially by intentionally ignoring them when you meet: Mayor Koch snubbed the Giants and refused to offer them a victory parade. 2 noun (C) an act of snubbing someone: Still smarting from… …
18snub — I. v. a. 1. Nip, clip, dock, prune, cut short, cut down, check, stunt. 2. Check (with a tart remark), stop, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, chide. 3. Abash (as a pretentious person), slight, humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, confound, disconcert,… …
19snub-nosed — adjective having a snub nose that points slightly upwards …
20Snub-nosed — a. Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub nosed eel. [1913 Webster] {Snub nosed cachalot} (Zo[ o]l.), the pygmy sperm whale. [1913 Webster] …
