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carrot-nosed

carrot-nosed adjective: having a carrot for a nose, as a snowman.

Adjective

carrot-nosed (not comparable)

  1. Having a carrot for a nose, as a snowman.
    • The carrot-nosed snowman shouted Merry Christmas! and zoomed off into the hills, but not before Ozzie got his picture for our cover.1966 December, Boys' Life, volume liv, page 3
  2. Having a large, ruddy nose somewhat resembling a carrot.
    • "You're a carrot-nosed poltroon," said the Puddin' loudly".1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 140
    • Elijah's conversations with Esther used to be about jazz and soul artists and religion. Now she would wax lyrical about how she detested right-wing groups like the National Front and neo-Nazis and found any opportunity to insult Margaret Thatcher, whom she often called “the carrot-nosed witch.”2020, Leke Apena, A Prophet Who Loved Her

Questions about carrot-nosed

What does carrot-nosed mean?
Carrot-nosed means having a carrot for a nose, as a snowman.
What part of speech is carrot-nosed?
Carrot-nosed is an adjective.

Words near carrot-nosed in the dictionary

  1. carrot top
  2. carrot tops
  3. carrot weevil
  4. carrot weevils
  5. carrot-and-stick
  6. carrot-nosed
  7. carrot-top
  8. carrot-topped
  9. carrot-tops
  10. carrotage
  11. carroted

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