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Meaning of "hooknose" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOOKNOSE

hooknose  [ˈhʊkˌnəʊz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOOKNOSE

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hooknose is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOOKNOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hooknose

Aquiline nose

An aquiline nose is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word aquiline comes from the Latin word aquilinus, an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle. The term's cultural meaning is of great importance in Western art and literature: in racialist discourse, a narrow aquiline, straight or convex nose frequently indicates a kind of nobility like that of the Romans or, by extension, Europeans.

Definition of hooknose in the English dictionary

The definition of hooknose in the dictionary is a nose with a pronounced outward and downward curve; aquiline nose.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOOKNOSE


arabinose
əˈræbɪˌnəʊz
bladdernose
ˈblædəˌnəʊz
bluenose
ˈbluːˌnəʊz
bullnose
ˈbʊlnəʊz
chinos
ˈtʃiːnəʊz
conenose
ˈkəʊnˌnəʊz
diagnose
ˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz
dominoes
ˈdɒmɪˌnəʊz
hardnose
ˈhɑːdˌnəʊz
hawknose
ˈhɔːkˌnəʊz
lentiginose
lɛnˈtɪdʒɪˌnəʊz
misdiagnose
ˌmɪsˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz
nose
nəʊz
prodnose
ˈprɒdˌnəʊz
prognose
prɒɡˈnəʊz
raffinose
ˈræfɪˌnəʊz
shovelnose
ˈʃʌvəlˌnəʊz
starnose
ˈstɑːˌnəʊz
trichinose
ˈtrɪkɪˌnəʊz
tubenose
ˈtjuːbˌnəʊz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOOKNOSE

hook it
Hook of Holland
hook-nosed
hook-tip
hook-up
hook, line, and sinker
hooka
hookah
hookcheck
Hooke
Hooke´s law
hooked
hookedness
hooker
hookless
hooklet
hooklike
hookworm
hookworm disease
hooky

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOOKNOSE

anthracnose
brown nose
brown-nose
bull nose
carnose
furanose
get up someone´s nose
lanuginose
lead by the nose
mannose
no skin off one´s nose
on the nose
pay through the nose
pyranose
rhamnose
Roman nose
spinose
turn up one´s nose
under one´s nose
venose

Synonyms and antonyms of hooknose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hooknose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOOKNOSE

Find out the translation of hooknose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hooknose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hooknose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hooknose
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hooknose
570 millions of speakers

English

hooknose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hooknose
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hooknose
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hooknose
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hooknose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hooklike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hooknose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cangkuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hakennase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hooknose
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hooknose
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pancen kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hooknose
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hooklike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुकुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanca benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hooknose
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hooknose
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hooknose
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hooknose
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hooknose
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hooknose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hooknose
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hooknose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hooknose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOKNOSE»

The term «hooknose» is used very little and occupies the 178.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOKNOSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hooknose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOKNOSE»

Discover the use of hooknose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hooknose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Evolution Illuminated : Salmon and Their Relatives: Salmon ...
2.4.3. Altemative Reproductive Phenotypes Salmonids have played a key role in our understanding of the evolution of alternative reproductive phenotypes (Gross 1984, 1985). For example, in coho salmon, large "hooknose" males mature after  ...
Andrew P. Hendry Department of Biology McGill University, Department of Ecology and Evolution Yale University Stephen C. Stearns Professor, 2003
2
Exploring Washington's Wild Areas: A Guide for Hikers, ...
GEOLOGY The high crest running through the Abercrombie-Hooknose region belies its origins, for it was once a broad coastal plain on the western flank of the North American continent. The plain built up over ancient continental crust, ...
Marge Mueller, Ted Mueller, 2002
3
For the Love of Mother
He looked toward the back of the bus where Hooknose's propped leg stuck out into the aisle. From where he was sitting, it seemed his injured comrade hadn't budged. Still, Hazard stood up and slowly began moving toward the sound of the  ...
Michael Scott Curnes, 2011
4
Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
Ficimia publia 208 3480 3481 3482 3483 3484 3485 3486 3487 nosed Snake d Mexikanische Hakennasennatter Ficimia publia Squamata - Colubridae e Blotched Hooknose Snake; Cope's Hook-nosed Snake; Blotched Hooknosed Snake ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004
5
Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love - A B.A.D. Collection: ...
That left Hooknose, Zink, and Zink's backup, a redheaded guy with a matching beard that belonged back in the sixties. Plus Red Beard had an automatic weapon hanging from his shoulder. “No, no, no. This ain't right. Drake is shaking down ...
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love, 2011
6
Marine Reserves: A Guide to Science, Design, and Use
In the specific case of coho salmon, faster growing males tend to mature and return to spawn as smaller jacks after roughly six months at sea, and slower growing males tend to return as larger hooknose males after about eighteen months at ...
Jack Sobel, Craig Dahlgren, 2004
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in ...
A "jack" spends two years in the ocean before returning to streams to breed, and a "hooknose" spends three years in the ocean before returning to breed. The female spends three years in the ocean too. All three types die after breeding.
Joan Roughgarden, 2004
8
Genetic Sex Differentiation in Fish
... the presence of these ontogenetic precocious/submissive male morphs. Conversely, the other morphotypes such as parental and cuckolder, hooknose and jack, haremic and pairing male morphotypes have a genetic basis for differentiation.
T. J. Pandian, 2012
9
Animal Behavior: A Beginner's Guide
Ajack is small, and it does not have the red color or the tin snip snout of hooknose males.Ajack does not participate in the fights among males for ownership of a female and her nests. Instead, he lurks, usually in vegetation, close to a female ...
John A. Byers, 2013
10
Phantom in the Night
Zink pointed a finger at Hooknose for emphasis. “I didn't. I swear it.” “I know differently. Got proof. Whatta you got?” Hooknose stared silently, then started shaking his head. “Not true. Drake isn't dead. He knew things, got it from others, not me.
Sherrilyn Kenyon, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOKNOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hooknose is used in the context of the following news items.
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Israel-Gaza war was factor in rise in anti-Semitic incidents in 2014 …
Others included a landlord calling tenants “hooknose” and “kike” in Palm Desert in July, a mezuzah “torn off” a college dormitory door in the ... «LA Daily News, Mar 15»
2
Nature's Sneakiest Males, And How They Win Where Alpha Males Fail
Jacks can dart in at a crucial moment, releasing their sperm and fertilizing the eggs the hooknose fought for. One of the more startling examples ... «io9, Jan 15»
3
Seattle NHL Hockey Team Names
Nothing original about any of those names. Chinooks, sockeyes, or cascades. Nice big hooknose Chinook or sockeye would be an awesome ... «Seattle Sports Central, Oct 14»
4
California High School Changes Racist Arab Mascot
"The mascot is basically an angry 'Arab' head -- hooknose, long beard, headscarf and all," Abed Ayoub, ADC's legal and policy director, said in ... «ColorLines magazine, Sep 14»
5
Arabs become Mighty Arabs
“The mascot is basically an angry 'Arab' head — hooknose, long beard, headscarf and all,” said ADC legal and policy director Abed Ayoub last ... «The Times of Israel, Sep 14»
6
California high school drops controversial Arab mascot
"The mascot is basically an angry 'Arab' head — hooknose, long beard, headscarf and all," Abed Ayoub, ADC's legal and policy director, said ... «Al Jazeera America, Sep 14»
7
'Ramayana!' a Vivid Spectacle by Mount Madonna School
Some stand-outs were Cassie Caborn and Pedro Aguirre in their comedic roles as Bonehead and Hooknose, Ravana's court jesters; Sophie ... «India West, Jun 14»
8
Macklemore's Big Nosed Costume: Anti-Semitic or Over-Reaction?
He arrived wearing what many would describe as stereotypically Jewish facial features- a large hooknose, thick beard and mustache, and a ... «Shalom Life, May 14»
9
Call for US to school to change 'offensive' Arab mascot
"The mascot is basically an angry 'Arab' head – hooknose, long beard, headscarf and all," ADC legal and policy director Abed Ayoub told Al ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Nov 13»
10
California high school criticised for using Arab stereotypes
... the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) told Al-Jazeera America: "The mascot is basically an angry 'Arab' head – hooknose, ... «The Independent, Nov 13»

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