soft nose
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of softnose.
noun
Alternative form of softnose.
Example Sentences
- "When I got the rifle I shot a coyote in a trap, to see what effect the soft nose bullet would have. He was struck back of shoulder, and a hole torn, were bullet entered, about 3½ inches in diameter."
- "The soft nose bullet if it is fired and hitting any hard object, especially bone, it flattens and becomes distorted and is no longer round and has a tearing force with it."
- "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."