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nose
has definitions from the fields of zoology,physiology
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[ noun ] (zoology) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
Synonyms Examples "he has a cold in the nose" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz does n't even have a nose guard or hip_pads but he 's one of the most valuable members of the Longhorn team that will be heavily favored Saturday over Oklahoma in the cotton_bowl . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)The natural anatomical and physiological defensive features of the upper respiratory_tract , such_as the turbinates of the nose and the cilia of the trachea and larger bronchi , are capable of impinging out the larger particles to which we are ordinarily exposed in our daily existence . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)When Papa 's slender fingers removed the spectacles , there were red indentations on the bridge of the strong nose . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)`` Arianist '' ! a rowdy with a big blob of a nose roared . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Moisture ran_down the cheeks , gathered at the tip of the nose , and at the chin . |
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[ noun ] a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
Examples "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry" Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Many years later , the photon counting apparatus in the nose of the ship would determine that the star was close enough to actuate deceleration . |
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[ verb ] search or inquire in a meddlesome way
Examples "This guy is always nosing around the office" Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Hub , nosing about , spotted reporters in the lobby , so Andy was hustled away quietly through the hotel 's service_entrance in a strange car which Hub had procured somewhere . |
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[ verb ] advance the forward part of with caution
Examples : "She nosed the car into the left lane" Used in print (Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)At the end of the calculated time he 'd nose the Waco down through the cloud_bank and hope to break_through where some feature of the winter landscape would be recognizable . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
Examples "he ducked under the nose of the gun" Related terms |
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[ verb ] defeat by a narrow margin
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[ verb ] push or move with the nose
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[ noun ] a small distance
Examples "my horse lost the race by a nose" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
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