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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland, chiefly Orkney, Shetland) A trench or other hollow area, sometimes with walls, where a boat can be hauled up and left ashore..
Willie discovered Samuel trying to drag a strange yawl up the noust.
Use noust when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Noust means (Scotland, chiefly Orkney, Shetland) A trench or other hollow area, sometimes with walls, where a boat can be hauled up and left ashore..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Willie discovered Samuel trying to drag a strange yawl up the noust.
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