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hooter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hooter has 3 senses
- hooter(n = noun.body) beak, honker, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout - informal terms for the nose; Array is a kind of nose, olfactory organ
- hooter(n = noun.artifact) automobile horn, car horn, horn, motor horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise; Array is a kind of alarm, alarm system, warning device
- hooter(n = noun.animal) bird of minerva, bird of night, owl - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes; Array is a kind of bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird
is a part of auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar
has parts: horn button
Derived form verb hoot1
is a member of order strigiformes, strigiformes
has particulars: owlet, athene noctua, little owl, horned owl, great gray owl, great grey owl, strix nebulosa, strix aluco, tawny owl, barred owl, strix varia, otus asio, screech owl, screech owl, scops owl, spotted owl, strix occidentalis, hoot owl, hawk owl, surnia ulula, asio otus, long-eared owl, laughing jackass, laughing owl, sceloglaux albifacies, barn owl, tyto alba
Derived form verb hoot2
CIDE DICTIONARY
hooter, n.
- the nose. [WordNet 1.5]
- An automobile horn. [PJC]
- A woman's breast, especially one that is large. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hooter, n.
1 Brit. a siren or steam whistle, esp. as a signal for work to begin or cease.
2 Brit. the horn of a motor vehicle.
3 sl. a nose.
4 a person or animal that hoots.
1 Brit. a siren or steam whistle, esp. as a signal for work to begin or cease.
2 Brit. the horn of a motor vehicle.
3 sl. a nose.
4 a person or animal that hoots.
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