long-nose

Stretched facial feature

Long-nose typically functions as an attributive modifier describing animals, tools, or objects characterized by an elongated snout or projecting front portion.

Various fish species bear this name, including the long-nose gar and long-nose hawkfish.

Long-nose pliers have extended, tapered jaws for reaching into tight spaces.

The compound appears hyphenated when modifying a noun long-nose butterfly fish but may appear as two words or one in other contexts.

animal

gar

Long-snouted freshwater predator

anteater · tapir · echidna · sawfish · needlefish · weevil · sturgeon · paddlefish · dace

insult

meddler

One who interferes uninvited

intrusive · gossip · eavesdropper · curious · interfering · snooping · inquisitive · tattletale · rubbernecker · meddlesome

Pinocchio

liar

One who speaks falsely

wooden · puppet · falsehood · untruth · telltale · dishonesty · fairy tale · Geppetto · caught lying · fable

tool

pliers

Hinged metal gripping tool

jewelry making · electrician · crimping · bending · twisting · reaching · tight spaces · serrated · spring-loaded · cutters

Opposites
nasal protrusion/facial structure

long-noseflat-faced

Having minimal facial protrusion

brachycephalic · snub-nosed · pug-nosed · flat-nosed · turned-up

nose/snout length

long-nosesnub-nose

Short, upturned nasal shape

button nose · turned-up nose

Family

long, longer, longest, longish, longing, longingly, prolong, prolonged, prolongation

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G