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- pronunciation:
- noz
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- cut off one's nose to spite one's face, follow one's nose, on the nose
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the structure at the front of the face in people and certain animals that contains nostrils, organs of smell, and a passageway for breathing.
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| definition 2: |
the sense of smell.
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| definition 3: |
the ability to mentally detect or perceive, analogous to sensing by smell.
He has a nose for deceptions. |
| definition 4: |
the forward or projecting part of something, as a vessel or aircraft.
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| phrase: |
cut off one's nose to spite one's face, follow one's nose, on the nose |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
noses, nosing, nosed |
| definition 1: |
to perceive by or as if by the sense of smell.
- similar words:
- smell
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| definition 2: |
to touch, rub, or examine with the nose.
- similar words:
- nuzzle
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| definition 3: |
to move forward slowly or cautiously.
We nosed our way up to the stage. |
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root |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move forward with the nose first, as a vessel.
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| definition 2: |
to meddle; snoop (often fol. by "about," "around," or "into")
He's always nosing into someone else's affairs.- similar words:
- meddle, root, snoop
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| related words: |
interfere, intrude, smell |
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| derivations: |
noseless (adj.), noselike (adj.) |
The words nose and knows (a form of "know") sound alike but have different meanings.
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