shovel-nosed

shov·el-nosed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuhv-uh l nohz]
- /ˈʃʌv əl noʊz/
- /ˈʃʌv.əl nəʊz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuhv-uh l nohz]
- /ˈʃʌv əl noʊz/

Definitions of shovel-nosed word

adjective shovel-nosed having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel. 1
adjective shovel-nosed having a broad, flattened nose, head, or bill 0

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Origin of shovel-nosed

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Shovel-nosed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shovel-nosed

shovel-nosed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.