longnose
Protruding facial feature
Longnose appears as a modifier in compound names for animals with elongated snouts: longnose gar, longnose dace, longnose hawkfish.
The word also serves as a mild, slightly old-fashioned insult for someone who pries into others' affairs—a nosy person: Don't be such a longnose.
Intrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
eavesdropping · interfering · gossip · inquisitive · peeping · spying · tattletale · rubbernecking
Long-snouted freshwater predator
- butterflyfishColorful tropical reef species
- hawkfishReef fish lacking swim bladder
- filefishRough-skinned tropical marine species
- daceSmall cyprinid fish
chimaera · skate · batfish · sucker · paddlefish · billfish · needlefish · pipefish
Overstating beyond reality
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- satireMockery exposing vice
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- distortionTwisting from original state
comical · lampoon · mockery · caricaturist · sketch · parody · illustration · profile
Stating known falsehoods
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- untruthA false statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
tall tale · falsehood · fabrication · storytelling · wooden puppet · Geppetto · fairy tale · moral lesson
prying
Intrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
intrusive · eavesdropping · interfering · gossip · inquisitive · peeping · spying · tattletale · rubbernecking · snooper
gar
Long-snouted freshwater predator
- butterflyfishColorful tropical reef species
- hawkfishReef fish lacking swim bladder
- filefishRough-skinned tropical marine species
dace · chimaera · skate · batfish · sucker · paddlefish · billfish · needlefish · pipefish · trumpetfish
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- satireMockery exposing vice
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
distortion · comical · lampoon · mockery · caricaturist · sketch · parody · illustration · profile · portrait
lying
Stating known falsehoods
dishonesty · tall tale · falsehood · fabrication · storytelling · wooden puppet · Geppetto · fairy tale · moral lesson · conscience