HOOKNOSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hooknose mean? 

• HOOKNOSE (noun)
  The noun HOOKNOSE has 1 sense:

1. a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

  Familiarity information: HOOKNOSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOOKNOSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hooknose; Roman nose

Hypernyms ("hooknose" is a kind of...):

nose; olfactory organ (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)