Defenition of the word nose

• Defenition of the word nose

  • The organ of the face used to breath and smell.
  • To search or inquire intrusively.
  • a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
  • the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
  • a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
  • the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
  • a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
  • defeat by a narrow margin
  • push or move with the nose
  • advance the forward part of with caution: "She nosed the car into the left lane"
  • 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"
  • a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
  • rub noses
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
  • advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
  • a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
  • the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
  • the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
  • a natural skill
  • the sense of smell (especially in animals)
  • a symbol of inquisitiveness
  • a small distance
  • advance the forward part of with caution
  • catch the scent of; get wind of
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way

Synonyms for the word nose

• • nozzle
  • nuzzle
  • olfactory organ
  • poke
  • pry
  • scent
  • wind

Similar words in the nose

• • nose out
  • scent out
  • smell out
  • sniff out

Meronymys for the word nose

• • aircraft
  • anterior nares
  • arteria ethmoidalis
  • bridge
  • ethmoidal artery
  • face
  • gas burner
  • gas jet
  • human face
  • internasal suture
  • missile
  • nasal cavity
  • nostrils
  • oilcan
  • sprinkler system
  • sutura internasalis
  • turbinal
  • turbinate
  • turbinate bone
  • upper respiratory tract

Hyponyms for the word nose

• • beak
  • conk
  • hawk nose
  • honker
  • hooknose
  • hooter
  • neb
  • nozzle
  • proboscis
  • pug nose
  • Roman nose
  • rostrum
  • schnoz
  • schnozzle
  • showerhead
  • snoot
  • snout

Hypernyms for the word nose

• • advance
  • bring forward
  • caress
  • chemoreceptor
  • defeat
  • fondle
  • force
  • front
  • get the better of
  • look
  • olfaction
  • olfactory modality
  • overcome
  • push
  • science
  • search
  • sense of smell
  • skill
  • small indefinite amount
  • small indefinite quantity
  • smell
  • spout
  • symbol

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