noses

noun

1
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
“She has a cold in the nose.”
2
A snout, the nose of an animal.
3
The tip of an object.
“the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane”
4
The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
5
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.
“Red Rum only won by a nose.”
6
A perfumer.
7
The power of smelling.
8
Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
9
The skill in recognising bouquet.
“It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose.”
10
(by extension) Skill at finding information.
“A successful reporter has a nose for news.”
11
A downward projection from a cornice.
12
An informer.

1
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
“The ship nosed through the minefield.”
2
To snoop.
“She was nosing around other people’s business.”
3
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
4
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
5
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
6
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
“to nose a prayer”
7
To furnish with a nose.
“to nose a stair tread”
8
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

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