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 |
---|
Sounds | now'z |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
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). |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
Examples | "he ducked under the nose of the gun" |
Broader | front |
Meaning | A small distance. |
---|---|
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). |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
Examples | "he has a nose for good deals" |
Broader | skill, science |
Verbs | nose |
Meaning | A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged. |
---|---|
Synonyms | nozzle |
Part of | gas burner, gas jet; oilcan; sprinkler system |
Narrower | showerhead |
Broader | spout |
Meaning | Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | pry, poke |
Broader | search, look |
See also | nose out |
Nouns | nose |
Meaning | Advance the forward part of with caution. |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
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. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | push, force |
Nouns | nose |
Meaning | Rub noses. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
Synonyms | nuzzle |
Broader | caress |
Nouns | nose |
Meaning | Defeat by a narrow margin. |
---|---|
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 |