trompe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- proboscis noun An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
- squinch noun A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
- trunk verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.
Senses
trompe is used for these senses in English:
- nose A snout, the nose of an animal.
- proboscis (anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
- squinch (architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
- trunk The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.
nose — full definition
- noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
- noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
- verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
- verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."
proboscis — full definition
- noun An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
- noun The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
- noun The trunk of an elephant.
- noun A large or lengthy human nose.