nose

Speech parts

1. nose - Noun

2. nose - Verb

Meaning

The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.

The power of smelling; hence, scent.

A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.

To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.

To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.

To smell; to sniff; to scent.

To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scent pry olfactory organ snoop wind smell nozzle muzzle beak proboscis snout poke intrude sniff nostril
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Antonyms

chine verso end back behind rump
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Hypernyms

science force front caress look search

Hyponyms

neb nozzle beak proboscis snout rostrum

Phrases with the word

on the nose nose to the grindstone cut off one's nose to spite one's face pay through the nose under someone's nose get up someone's nose

Derivatives

nosed nosing

Anagrams

noes ones Enos ENSO Neso sone

Examples

This guy is always nosing around the office Source: Internet

the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry Source: Internet

he ducked under the nose of the gun Source: Internet

he has a cold in the nose Source: Internet

he has a nose for good deals Source: Internet

the hound has a good nose Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

noscapinoid noscitur a sociis noscope nose about nose ape nose around