nose
IPA: nˈoʊz
noun
- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- The tip of an object.
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- (horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
- A perfumer.
- The power of smelling.
- Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
- The skill in recognising bouquet.
- (by extension) Skill at finding information.
- (architecture) A downward projection from a cornice.
- (slang) An informer.
verb
- (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- (intransitive) To snoop.
- (transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- (transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
- (transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- (transitive) To furnish with a nose.
- (transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
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Examples of "nose" in Sentences
- He punched the man on the nose.
- Their eyes and nose will be runny.
- The nose is susceptible to frostbite.
- A twitch of the nose carries meaning.
- The nose of the projectile is to the left.
- The parachute will be located in the nose.
- The face has a distinctively aquiline nose.
- His neck is a little too long, his face thin, and his nose aquiline.
- The nose is medial to the ears while the ears are lateral to the nose.
- However, since the nose is close to the lip, the nose might look deformed too.
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