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   Nose

   /nōz/

   

   noun

   • 1. the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling: "he slowly breathed out the air through his nose" Similar snoutmuzzleproboscistrunkinformal:beakconksnootschnozzlehootersniffersnitchnebinformal, dated:bracketbugle
   • ▪ the sense of smell, especially a dog's ability to track something by its scent: "a dog with a keen nose" Similar sense of smellolfactory sense
   • ▪ an instinctive talent for detecting something: "he has a nose for a good script" Similar instinctfeelinggift for discovering/detectingsixth senseintuitioninsightperception
   • ▪ the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine: "the wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste" Similar smellbouquetaromafragranceperfumescentodor
   • 2. the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle: "the plane's nose dipped as it started descending toward the runway" Similar tipnose conebowprowfront endbonnethoodinformal:droop-snoot
   • ▪ a projecting part of something: "the nose of the saddle"
   • 3. a look, especially out of curiosity: "she wanted a good nose around the house"
   • ▪ a police informer: informal "he knew that CID men are allowed to drink on duty as much of their time is spent with noses"

   verb

   • 1. (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something, especially in order to smell it: "the pony nosed at the straw" Similar nuzzlenudgepushprod
   • ▪ smell or sniff (something): "because of its strength, whiskey is nosed rather than tasted"
   • 2. investigate or pry into something: "I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house" Similar pryinquire impertinentlybe inquisitiveinquirebe curiouspoke aroundmind someone else's businessbe a busybodystick/poke one's nose ininterfere (in)meddle (in)intrude (on)informal:be nosy (about)nosysnoopstickybeak
   • ▪ detect by diligent searching: "he nosed out the signs of trespass"
   • 3. (of a vehicle or its driver) make one's way cautiously forward: "he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space" Similar move slowlyeaseinchedgemovemaneuversteerslipsqueezeslideguidepushtuck
   • ▪ (of a competitor) manage to achieve a winning or leading position, especially by a small margin: "they nosed ahead by one point"

   Word Origin Old Englishnosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā; also to ness.

   Derivatives

   • 1. noseless adjective

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