| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | now'z |
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| Rhymes | Ambrose, bellows, bigos, and 44 more rhymes in owz at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract. The prominent part of the face of man or other mammals. |
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| Examples | "he has a cold in the nose" |
| Synonyms | olfactory organ |
| Part of | upper respiratory tract; face, human face |
| Parts | turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal; ethmoidal artery, arteria ethmoidalis; nasal cavity; internasal suture, sutura internasalis; bridge; nostril, anterior naris |
| Narrower | snout, neb; snout, rostrum; beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz; conk; hawk nose; proboscis; pug nose; Roman nose, hooknose |
| Broader | chemoreceptor |
| Adjectives | rhinal, nasal; perinasal, perirhinal |
| Verbs | nose; nose; nose |
| Meaning | A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft). |
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| Examples | "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry" |
| Part of | aircraft; missile |
| Broader | front |
| Verbs | nose |
| Meaning | The front or forward projection of a tool or weapon. |
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| Examples | "he ducked under the nose of the gun" |
| Broader | front |
| Meaning | A small distance. |
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| Examples | "my horse lost the race by a nose" |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
| Verbs | nose |
| Meaning | The sense of smell (especially in animals). |
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| Examples | "the hound has a good nose" |
| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna |
| Broader | smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality |
| Verbs | nose |
| Meaning | A natural skill. |
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| Examples | "he has a nose for good deals" |
| Broader | skill, science |
| Verbs | nose |
| Meaning | A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged. |
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| Synonyms | nozzle |
| Part of | gas burner, gas jet; oilcan; sprinkler system |
| Narrower | showerhead |
| Broader | spout |
| Meaning | Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | pry, poke |
| Broader | search, look |
| See also | nose out |
| Nouns | nose |
| Meaning | Advance the forward part of with caution. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She nosed the car into the left lane" |
| Broader | advance, bring forward |
| Nouns | nose |
| Meaning | Catch the scent of. Get wind of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The dog nosed out the drugs" |
| Synonyms | scent, wind |
| Broader | smell |
| Nouns | nose; nose |
| Meaning | Push or move with the nose. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | push, force |
| Nouns | nose |
| Meaning | Rub noses. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | nuzzle |
| Broader | caress |
| Nouns | nose |
| Meaning | Defeat by a narrow margin. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Model | The fighter managed to nose his opponent |
| Broader | get the better of, overcome, defeat |
| Nouns | nose |