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nose

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nose in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. search or inquire in a meddlesome way
    "This guy is always nosing around the office"
    intrude  horn in  pry  nose  poke 
  2. defeat by a narrow margin
    nose 
  3. rub noses
    nuzzle  nose 
  4. push or move with the nose
    nose 
  5. advance the forward part of with caution
    "She nosed the car into the left lane"
    nose 
  6. catch the scent of; get wind of
    "The dog nosed out the drugs"
    scent  nose  wind 
noun
  1. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
    "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
    nose 
  2. a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
    nozzle  nose 
  3. the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
    "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
    nose 
  4. 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"
    nose  olfactory organ 
  5. the sense of smell (especially in animals)
    "the hound has a good nose"
    nose 
  6. a natural skill
    "he has a nose for good deals"
    nose 
  7. a symbol of inquisitiveness
    "keep your nose out of it"
    nose 
  8. a small distance
    "my horse lost the race by a nose"
    nose 
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