Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ski-jump nose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: ski-jump nose
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.

Example Sentences

"[T]he liberal Democratic image of Vice President Richard M. Nixon as a jowly, blue-jawed villain with a ski-jump nose has receded in the light of his growing stature."
"There's a feline swish to her figure. . . . The image does not go away as you take in her slow eyes, long, ski-jump nose and thin upper lip."
"In reference to his famous profile, dominated by his ski-jump nose, Mr. Hope once commented that after his birth, "My mother thought the doctor had left the stork and taken the baby.""

Inflected Forms

ski-jump noses (plural)

Questions

What does ski-jump nose mean?: A long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.

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