nostril

Noun

Meaning

One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.

Perception; insight; acuteness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

naris nare anterior naris neb above bill fossa flue antlia face nose shaft aforementioned nasal muzzle

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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

naris

Phrases with the word

levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle of the nostril levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle of the nostril flaps medial wall of each nostril wall of each nostril

Examples

He had long nostril hairs, powerfully intimidating, like an unscheduled nightmare. Charles Bukowski

The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth. George Eliot

Mute nostril agony. Jim Morrison

Razo knew he was best at nothing, except maybe cramming two cherries into a single nostril. Shannon Hale

Ahab, with one nostril, smells the musk from the Bashee isles, and with the other, the salt of the waters where Moby Dick swims. Source: Internet

By contrast, all amniotes (mammals, birds and reptiles) have twelve pairs of cranial nerves. citation Close-up of frog's head showing eye, nostril, mouth and tympanum. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nostrificate nostrification nostrify nostriled nostrilful nostrility