nose
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/nəʊz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.“She has a cold in the nose.”
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- The tip of an object.“the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane”
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
verb
- To move cautiously by advancing its front end.“The ship nosed through the minefield.”
- To snoop.“She was nosing around other people’s business.”
- To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.