upturned nose

  • 1upturned — up|turned [ ,ʌp tɜrnd ] adjective 1. ) curving, pointing, or facing upward: upturned faces an upturned nose Her upturned collar protected her neck from the cold. 2. ) an upturned object has been moved so that its top part is at the bottom: He was …

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  • 2upturned — UK [ʌpˈtɜː(r)nd] / US [ˌʌpˈtɜrnd] adjective 1) curving, pointing, or facing upwards upturned faces an upturned nose Her upturned collar protected her neck from the cold. 2) an upturned object has been moved so that its top part is at the bottom… …

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  • 3upturned — adjective 1. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom an overturned car the upset pitcher of milk sat on an upturned bucket • Syn: ↑overturned, ↑upset • Similar to: ↑turned …

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  • 4upturned — /up terrnd , up terrnd /, adj. 1. turned or directed upward: upturned eyes. 2. turned over; upside down: an upturned canoe. 3. having a turned up end: an upturned nose. [1585 95; UP + TURN + ED2] * * * …

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  • 5upturned — adjective 1 turning upwards at the end: an upturned nose 2 turned upside down: upturned tables …

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  • 6nose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bulbous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong ▪ little, small, tiny …

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  • 7upturned — adj. Upturned is used with these nouns: ↑boat, ↑box, ↑nose, ↑palm …

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  • 8pug nose — ► NOUN ▪ a short nose with an upturned tip …

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  • 9pug nose — noun a short nose with an upturned tip. Derivatives pug nosed adjective …

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  • 10hog|nose — «HOG NOHZ, HG », noun, or hognose snake, a harmless North American snake with an upturned snout like that of a hog; adder. Hognose snakes hiss, while dilating and flattening the head, when alarmed …

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