nose

[[t]noʊz[/t]]

n. v. nosed, nos•ing

1) anat. the part of the face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and that functions as a passageway for air in respiration

2) anat. this part as the organ of smell

3) the sense of smell

4) the snout, muzzle, or proboscis of an animal

5) the forward end of something, as of an aircraft

6) a projecting part of something:

the nose of a pair of pliers[/ex]

7) anything regarded as resembling a nose, as a spout or nozzle

8) a faculty of perceiving or detecting:

a nose for news[/ex]

9) the human nose as a symbol of meddling or prying:

Keep your nose out of my business![/ex]

10) spo the length of a nose:

to win by a nose[/ex]

11) vin distinctive aroma, esp. of a wine

12) to perceive by or as if by the sense of smell

13) to approach the nose to, as in examining; sniff

14) to move or push forward with or as if with the nose:

The boat nosed its way toward shore[/ex]

15) to touch or rub with the nose; nuzzle

16) to smell or sniff

17) to seek as if by smelling or scent

18) to move or push forward

19) to meddle or pry:

to nose about in other people's business[/ex]

20) cvb phv nose out

a) phv to defeat, esp. by a narrow margin

b) phv to learn or discover, esp. by snooping or prying

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- follow one's nose keep one's nose clean lead (around) by the nose look down one's nose at on the nose turn up one's nose at under someone's nose

Etymology: bef. 900; OE nosu, c. OFrisnose, MDnōse, nuese(D neus); akin to OEnasu, OHGnasa(G Nase), ONnasar, L nāsus, Skt nāsā