NOSE
\nˈə͡ʊz], \nˈəʊz], \n_ˈəʊ_z]\
Definitions of NOSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
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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"
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a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
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the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
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a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
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defeat by a narrow margin
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rub noses
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advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
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catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
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a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
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push or move with the nose
By Princeton University
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the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
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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"
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a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
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the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
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a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
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defeat by a narrow margin
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rub noses
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advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
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catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
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The power of smelling; hence, scent.
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A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.
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To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
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To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
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To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
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To smell; to sniff; to scent.
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To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
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To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
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To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
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To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
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To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the statio;
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to beat by (the length of) a nose.
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To push or move with the nose or front forward.
By Oddity Software
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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
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The power of smelling; hence, scent.
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A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.
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To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
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To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
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To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
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To smell; to sniff; to scent.
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To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
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To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
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To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
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To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
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To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the statio;
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to beat by (the length of) a nose.
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To push or move with the nose or front forward.
By Noah Webster.
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A specialized structure that serves as an organ of the sense of smell as well as part of the respiratory system; the term includes both the external nose and the nasal cavity.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The organ of smell; scent; a snout; nozzle; a spout; anything like a nose.
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To smell or scent; to rub or push with the nose; as, horses nose each other.
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To smell or scent; to pry curiously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To smell; scent; track.
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That part of the face containing the organ of smell; the power of smelling; a prow; spout, nozle, etc.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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