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[ US /ˈnoʊz/ ]
[ UK /nˈə‍ʊz/ ]
NOUN
  1. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
    the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry
  2. a symbol of inquisitiveness
    keep your nose out of it
  3. a small distance
    my horse lost the race by a nose
  4. the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
    he ducked under the nose of the gun
  5. a natural skill
    he has a nose for good deals
  6. 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
  7. a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
  8. the sense of smell (especially in animals)
    the hound has a good nose
VERB
  1. rub noses
  2. advance the forward part of with caution
    She nosed the car into the left lane
  3. defeat by a narrow margin
  4. push or move with the nose
  5. search or inquire in a meddlesome way
    This guy is always nosing around the office
  6. catch the scent of; get wind of
    The dog nosed out the drugs
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How To Use nose In A Sentence

  • You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
  • Again, one file change can put a little red nose next to all of your headers, turn the text red and even make them display in a silly typeface.
  • Bouquet: The nose is alive with aromas of Turkish delight, spice , cloves dried herbs.
  • I'll just go and nose about a bit.
  • He had a thin face, a pasty complexion and a long thin nose.
  • Does a father react angrily when his tired, overwhelmed twelve-month-old flails out and hits him on the nose?
  • However, I took the risk of putting a hand close to a yowling muzzle and was greeted with a cold nose and a non-committal snuffle before the full-on baying started again.
  • The double nosewheel straddled the slots in the deck where the shuttle ran. THE SHADOWS OF POWER
  • Looking at Yankee Stadium (home of the world champion Yankees) it appears you can buy a ticket for one of the nosebleed seats, and then after the game starts pick any seat you want from about row 10 up.
  • She watched Luke read it, saw the gathering frown carve two grooves over his aquiline nose.
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