nozzle, nose
(noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
(noun) informal terms for the nose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nozzle (plural nozzles)
A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
The nose of an animal; muzzle.
The part of an earbud that accomodates eartips.
• (short tube): spout
Source: Wiktionary
Noz"zle, n. Etym: [A dim. of nose. sq. root261] [Written also nosle.]
1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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.
