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Nose

/nəʊz/

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

📖 Definitions of "Nose"

noun
  1. 1

    A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

    "She has a cold in the nose."

  2. 2

    A snout, the nose of an animal.

  3. 3

    The tip of an object.

    "the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane"

  4. 4

    The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.

verb
  1. 1

    To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

    "The ship nosed through the minefield."

  2. 2

    To snoop.

    "She was nosing around other people’s business."

  3. 3

    To detect by smell or as if by smell.

  4. 4

    To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

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