Meaning & use
blunt nose
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Meanings
nouncountable
A nose that is short and rounded at the end rather than sharp or pointed.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a blunt nose' or 'blunt noses'.
Patterns
- have a blunt nose
- with a blunt nose
The puppy had a blunt nose and soft, floppy ears.
He inherited his father's blunt nose and wide smile.
The aircraft's blunt nose made it look almost like a bullet.
adjectivebefore a noun
Having a nose that is short and rounded at the end.
Grammar: Used before a noun to describe a person or animal: a blunt-nosed dog.
Patterns
- blunt-nosed animal
- blunt-nosed person
The blunt-nosed bat is common in this region.
She drew a blunt-nosed character with a friendly face.
Word forms
| plural | blunt noses |
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Common combinations
- blunt nose
- The boxer's blunt nose had been broken twice.
- a blunt nose
- The car had a blunt nose that made parking easy.
- blunt-nosed
- A blunt-nosed shark swam past the boat.
Synonyms and how they differ
- snub nose
- A snub nose is short and turned up at the tip; a blunt nose is rounded but not necessarily turned up.
- pug nose
- A pug nose is very short and flat, often used for certain dog breeds; blunt nose is a more general shape description.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: blunt nose or flat nose?
blunt nose vs flat nose
A flat nose has a low bridge and little projection; a blunt nose is short and rounded but may still have a normal bridge.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'blunt nose' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A blunt nose describes the shape of a nose, so it fits the dog. Option A confuses 'blunt nose' with 'blunt edge'; option C misuses it as an adverb; option D uses it as a verb, which is not correct.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “blunt nose”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.