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 | - |
(verb) defeat by a narrow margin | - |
(verb) rub noses | Synonyms: nuzzle |
(verb) push or move with the nose | - |
(verb) advance the forward part of with caution | - |
(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way | Synonyms: horn in, intrude, poke, pry |
(verb) catch the scent of; get wind of | Synonyms: scent, wind |
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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nosed | (adjective) having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind | - |
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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 | - |
(verb) plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft | - |
nosegay | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, corsage, posy |
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noseless | (adjective) having no nose | - |
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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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nosey | (adjective) offensively curious or inquisitive | Synonyms: nosy, prying, snoopy |
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nosh | (noun) (Yiddish) a snack or light meal | - |
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(verb) eat a snack; eat lightly | Synonyms: snack |
nosher | (noun) someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals | Synonyms: snacker |
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nosiness | (noun) offensive inquisitiveness | Synonyms: prying, snoopiness |
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nosocomial | (adjective) taking place or originating in a hospital | - |
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nosohusial | (adjective) taking place related or acquired under home healthcare | - |
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nosology | (noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease | Synonyms: diagnostics |
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nostalgia | (noun) longing for something past | - |
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nostalgic | (adjective) unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons | - |
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nostalgically | (adverb) in a nostalgic manner | - |
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nostoc | (noun) found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies | - |
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nostril | (noun) either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose | Synonyms: anterior naris |
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nostrum | (noun) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable | - |
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(noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: catholicon, cure-all, panacea |
nosy | (adjective) offensively curious or inquisitive | Synonyms: nosey, prying, snoopy |
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