Definition of Nose. Meaning of Nose. Synonyms of Nose

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Definition of Nose

Nose
Nose Nose (n[=o]z), v. i. 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. --Audubon. 2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
Nose
Nose Nose, v. t. 1. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet. 2. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread. 3. To examine with the nose or sense of smell. 4. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the statio; (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose.
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Nose Nose, v. i. To push or move with the nose or front forward. A train of cable cars came nosing along. --Hamlin Garland.

Meaning of Nose from wikipedia

- A nose is a sensory organ and respiratory structure in vertebrates. It consists of a nasal cavity inside the head, and an external nose on the face. The...
- Nose piercing is the piercing of the skin or cartilage which forms any part of the nose, normally for the purpose of wearing jewelry, called a nose-jewel...
- The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system. It is also the prin****l organ in the olfactory system. The shape of the nose is determined...
- An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word...
- The Jewish nose, also known as the Jew's nose and the Middle Eastern nose, is an antisemitic ethnic stereotype referring to a nose with a prominent convex...
- "Bulldog nose" is the nickname given, due to their appearance, to several cab-unit diesel-electric locomotives manufactured by GM-EMD and its licensees...
- receptors for sensing odors. Nose may also refer to: Noše, a settlement in Slovenia Nose, Osaka, a town in ****an The Nose (El Capitan), a climbing route...
- Look up Red Nose Day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Red nose or red noses may refer to: Operation Red Nose, a Christmastime volunteer anti-drunk-driving...
- Nose art is a decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft, usually on the front fuselage. While begun for practical reasons of identifying...
- A nose ring is inserted into the nose of an animal. Nose rings are used to control bulls and occasionally cows, and to help wean young cattle by preventing...