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softnoses

softnoses is the plural of softnose.

Meaning of softnose

Noun

softnose (countable and uncountable, plural softnoses)

  1. (countable) A bullet of this kind; (uncountable) bullets of this kind collectively.
    • The soft nose when it strikes a hard substance, mushrooms, would leave ten times as large a hole as a hard nose bullet striking the same substance. A soft nose bullet would leave a ragged edge.1935 November 11, Clyde L. McNeil, witness, New York Life Insurance Company, Petitioner, vs. Stella Jane Gamer, as Executrix of the Will of E. Walter Gamer, also Known as Edward W. Gamer, Deceased...
    Synonyms:
    soft point

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Forms of softnoses

alternative formsoft-noses
alternative formsoft noses

Questions about softnoses

What is softnoses the plural of?
Softnoses is the plural of softnose.

Words near softnoses in the dictionary

  1. softner
  2. softners
  3. softness
  4. softnesses
  5. softnose
  6. softnoses
  7. softographies
  8. softography
  9. softpaste
  10. softphone
  11. softphones

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