1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
The power of smelling; hence, scent.
3. Noun
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.
4. Verb
To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
5. Verb
To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
6. Verb
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
7. Verb
To smell; to sniff; to scent.
8. Verb
To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
9. Noun
a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
10. Noun
the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
11. Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Psychology
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