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elephant's trunk

elephant's trunk adjective: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, -'s, trunk.

Adjective

elephant's trunk

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, -'s, trunk.
  2. (Cockney, slang) Drunk.

Synonyms of elephant's trunk

Forms of elephant's trunk

alternative formelephant's

Words formed from elephant's trunk

  • Elephant's Trunk Nebula
  • elephant's trunk plant

Questions about elephant's trunk

What does elephant's trunk mean?
Elephant's trunk means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, -'s, trunk.
What part of speech is elephant's trunk?
Elephant's trunk is an adjective.

Words near elephant's trunk in the dictionary

  1. elephant's snout volute
  2. elephant's snout volutes
  3. elephant's teeth
  4. elephant's tooth
  5. elephant's toothpaste
  6. elephant's trunk
  7. elephant-ear trees
  8. elephant-foot yam
  9. elephant-foot yams
  10. Elephanta
  11. elephantarch

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