adenoidal, pinched, nasal
(adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched; “a whining nasal voice”
rhinal, nasal
(adjective) of or in or relating to the nose; “nasal passages”
nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
(noun) an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nasal (comparative more nasal, superlative most nasal)
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion
Synonyms: nosely, nosey
(phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng; characterized by resonance in the nasal passage
nasal (plural nasals)
(medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
(phonetics) A vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose.
Hyponyms: nasal consonant, nasal vowel
(historical) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
(anatomy) One of the nasal bones.
(zoology) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
• Alans, Anals, NALSA, alans, anals, nalas
Source: Wiktionary
Na"sal, a. Etym: [F., from L. nasus the nose. See Nose.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the nose.
2. (Phon.)
Definition: Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance. Nasal bones (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals.
– Nasal index (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
Na"sal, n.
1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. [Archaic]
3. (Anc. Armor)
Definition: Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the nasal bones.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
