nose
(noun) a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); āthe nose of the rocket heated up on reentryā
nose
(noun) the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; āhe ducked under the nose of the gunā
nozzle, nose
(noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
nose, olfactory organ
(noun) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; āhe has a cold in the noseā
nose
(noun) a natural skill; āhe has a nose for good dealsā
nose
(noun) the sense of smell (especially in animals); āthe hound has a good noseā
nose
(noun) a symbol of inquisitiveness; ākeep your nose out of itā
nose
(noun) a small distance; āmy horse lost the race by a noseā
nose
(verb) defeat by a narrow margin
nuzzle, nose
(verb) rub noses
nose
(verb) push or move with the nose
nose
(verb) advance the forward part of with caution; āShe nosed the car into the left laneā
scent, nose, wind
(verb) catch the scent of; get wind of; āThe dog nosed out the drugsā
intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke
(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way; āThis guy is always nosing around the officeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nose (plural noses)
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 horseās 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.
Synonym: drip
(slang) An informer.
• (the bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle): tab
• See also nose
nose (third-person singular simple present noses, present participle nosing, simple past and past participle nosed)
(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.
• ENSO, Enos, NEOs, Neso, SONE, Sone, eons, neos, noes, one's, ones, sone
Source: Wiktionary
Nose, n. Etym: [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. nƶs, Sw. nƤsa, Dan. nƤse, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. nasa, nas. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier.
3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
– Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
– Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process.
– Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
– Nose leaf (Zoƶl.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form.
– Nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." Massinger -- Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached.
– To hold, put, or bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone.
– To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. Shak.
– To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] -- To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
– To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
Nose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing.]
1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson. A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. Burke.
3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley.
Nose (noz), v. i.
1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon.
2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The word ācoffeeā entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch ākoffie,ā borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish ākahve,ā borrowed in turn from the Arabic āqahwah.ā The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
