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Definition nose
Etymology
From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-Germanic *nus? (compare Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noas, Dutch neus, Swedish nos, Norwegian nos (“snout”), variant of *nas? (compare German Low German Nees, Nes, Näs, German Nase, Swedish näsa, Norwegian nese (“nose”)), old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh?s- ~ *nh?es- ‘nose, nostril’ (compare Latin n?ris (“nostril”), n?sus (“nose”), Lithuanian nósis, Russian ??? (nos), Sanskrit ???? (n??s?, “nostrils”)).
Noun
nose (plural noses)
- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- The tip of an object.
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- (horse racing) 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.
- A perfumer.
- The power of smelling.
- Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
- The skill in recognising bouquet.
- (by extension) Skill at finding information.
- (architecture) A downward projection from a cornice.
- (slang) An informer.
Verb
nose (third-person singular simple present noses, present participle nosing, simple past and past participle nosed)
- (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- (intransitive) To snoop.
- (transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- (transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
- (transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- (transitive) To furnish with a nose.
- (transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
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