bladdernose | (noun) medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters | Synonyms: Cystophora cristata, hooded seal |
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bluenose | (noun) a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia | Synonyms: Nova Scotian |
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bottlenose | (noun) northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead | Synonyms: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus |
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(noun) any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean | Synonyms: bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin |
bullnose | (noun) a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front | Synonyms: bullnosed plane |
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conenose | (noun) large bloodsucking bug | Synonyms: big bedbug, cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, kissing bug |
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hooknose | (noun) a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge | Synonyms: Roman nose |
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monosemy | (noun) having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases | - |
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nanosecond | (noun) one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond | - |
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nose | (noun) a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft) | - |
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(noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged | Synonyms: nozzle |
(noun) the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon | - |
(noun) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals | Synonyms: olfactory organ |
(noun) the sense of smell (especially in animals) | - |
(noun) a natural skill | - |
(noun) a symbol of inquisitiveness | - |
(noun) a small distance | - |
nosebag | (noun) a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head | Synonyms: feedbag |
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noseband | (noun) a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | Synonyms: nosepiece |
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nosebleed | (noun) bleeding from the nose | Synonyms: epistaxis |
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nosecount | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: census, nose count |
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nosedive | (noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | Synonyms: dive, nose dive |
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(noun) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline | - |
nosegay | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, corsage, posy |
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nosepiece | (noun) the link between two lenses; rests on the nose | Synonyms: bridge |
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(noun) armor plate that protects the nose | - |
(noun) a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | Synonyms: noseband |
nosewheel | (noun) a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear | - |
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raffinose | (noun) a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals | - |
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