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nose

UK/nəʊ̯z/ US/nəwz/ common slang
noun (7) verb (6)

noun

1.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

  • “he has a cold in the nose”
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2.

a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)

  • “the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry”
3.

the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon

  • “he ducked under the nose of the gun”
4.

a small distance

  • “my horse lost the race by a nose”
5.

the sense of smell (especially in animals)

  • “the hound has a good nose”
6.

a natural skill

  • “he has a nose for good deals”
7.

a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

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verb

1.

search or inquire in a meddlesome way

  • “This guy is always nosing around the office”
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2.

advance the forward part of with caution

  • “She nosed the car into the left lane”
3.

catch the scent of; get wind of

  • “The dog nosed out the drugs”
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4.

push or move with the nose

5.

rub noses

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Origin

From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”). See also Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noas, Dutch neus, Swedish nos, Norwegian nos (“snout”), Low German Nääs, German Nase, Swedish näsa, Norwegian nese, Danish næse (“nose”); also Latin nāris (“nostril”), nāsus (“nose”), Lithuanian nósis, Russian нос (nos), Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā, “nostrils”).

Phrases

  • aquiline nose
  • Australasian pig-nose turtle
  • banana nose
  • bishop's nose
  • blood nose
  • bloodied nose
  • bloody nose
  • blow one's nose
  • nose about
  • nose around
  • nose out
  • nose over

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