Definition of 'nose'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense noses
, present participle nosing
, past tense, past participle nosed
1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
2. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
4. singular noun [usu by a N]
5. verb
If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction.
6. See also hard-nosed, toffee-nosed
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See get up sb's nose
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See nose to tail
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See under sb's nose
Phrasal verbs:
See nose around
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nose in British English
noun
1.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, consisting of a prominent structure divided into two hair-lined air passages by a median septum
▶ Related adjectives: nasal, rhinal2.
3. another word for bouquet (sense 2)
4.
instinctive skill or facility, esp in discovering things (sometimes in the phrase follow one's nose)
she had a nose for good news stories
5. Also called: noser
a person employed by a distillery or other alcohol-producing industry to test the quality of the product by smell
15. nose to tail
16. on the nose
23. under one's nose
verb
26.
to smell or sniff (wine, etc)
28.
to move or cause to move forwards slowly and carefully
the car nosed along the cliff top
we nosed the car into the garage
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Derived forms
noseless (ˈnoseless) adjective
noselike (ˈnoseˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English nosu; related to Old Frisian nose, Norwegian nosa to smell and nus smell
Word Frequency
nose in American English
noun
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the sense of smell
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verb transitiveWord forms: nosed or ˈnosing
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to discover or perceive by or as if by the sense of smell
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to touch or rub with the nose
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to make or push (a way, etc.) cautiously or slowly with the front forward
the ship nosed its way into the harbor
verb intransitive
13.
to smell; sniff
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to pry inquisitively
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to move cautiously or slowly with the front end forward
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Word origin
ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base *nas-, nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril
Examples of 'nose' in a sentence
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Quotations
Give me a man with a good allowance of nose
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parts of an aircraft, parts of an aircraftQuick word challenge
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a vertical surface to which the rudder is attached, usually placed at the rear of an aeroplane to give stability about the vertical axis
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a tubular ring around the hub of an aircraft propeller through which antifreeze solution is spread over the propeller blades by centrifugal force
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a transparent dome or any bulge on the fuselage of an aircraft, such as one used for observation
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a streamlined aircraft structure for attaching an engine pod, external fuel tank, etc, to the main body of the aircraft
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short for Pitot-static tube, esp one fitted to an aircraft
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nose
British English: nose
/nəʊz/ NOUN
Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing.
She wiped her nose with a tissue.
- American English: nose /ˈnoʊz/
- Arabic: أَنْفٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: nariz
- Chinese: 鼻
- Croatian: nos
- Czech: nos
- Danish: næse
- Dutch: neus
- European Spanish: nariz
- Finnish: nenä
- French: nez
- German: Nase
- Greek: μύτη
- Italian: naso
- Japanese: 鼻
- Korean: 코
- Norwegian: nese
- Polish: nos
- European Portuguese: nariz
- Romanian: nas
- Russian: нос
- Latin American Spanish: nariz
- Swedish: näsa
- Thai: จมูก
- Turkish: burun
- Ukrainian: ніс
- Vietnamese: mũi
British English: nose
VERB /nəʊz/
If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction.
He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward.
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