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Definition: nose
nose
n 1: 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” [syn:
olfactory organ]
2: a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of
an aircraft);
“the nose of the rocket heated up on
reentry”
3: the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon;
“he
ducked under the nose of the gun”
4: a small distance;
“my horse lost the race by a nose”
5: the sense of smell (especially in animals);
“the hound has a
good nose”
6: a natural skill;
“he has a nose for good deals”
7: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn:
nozzle]
nose
v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
“This guy is always
nosing around the office” [syn:
pry,
poke]
2: advance the forward part of with caution;
“She nosed the car
into the left lane”
3: catch the scent of; get wind of;
“The dog nosed out the
drugs” [syn:
scent,
wind]
4: push or move with the nose
5: rub noses [syn:
nuzzle]
6: defeat by a narrow margin
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nose
Nose
\Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase,
OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n["a]sa, Dan. n["a]se, Lith.
nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s.
[root]261. Cf.
Nasal,
Nasturtium,
Naze,
Nostril,
Nozzle.]
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1. (Anat.) 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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2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
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We are not offended with a dog for a better nose
than his master. --Collier.
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3. 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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Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,
before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
at the beginning of the flattening process.
Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
Nose leaf (Zo["o]l.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of
skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies
greatly in size and form.
Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily
influenced.
“A nose of wax to be turned every way.”
--Massinger
Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
attached.
To hold one's nose to the grindstone,
To put one's nose to the grindstone
, or
To bring one's nose to the grindstone.
See under
Grindstone.
To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
beast. --Shak.
To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride,
esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
[Slang]
To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
on the nose,
(a) exactly, accurately.
(b) (racing) to win, as opposed to
to place or
to show
.
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Nose
\Nose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Nosed (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb.
n.
Nosing.]
1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
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2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against;
hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
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Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. --Tennyson.
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A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature
. . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its
authority. --Burke.
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3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal
twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] --Cowley.
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4. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
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5. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
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6. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
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7. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train
nosed its way into the station;
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8. (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Hence,
to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the
form
nose out.
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Nose
\Nose\, v. i.
To push or move with the nose or front forward.
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A train of cable cars came nosing along. --Hamlin
Garland.
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Nose
\Nose\ (n[=o]z), v. i.
1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. --Audubon.
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2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to
nose around.
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