Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Nose   /noʊz/   Listen
Nose

noun
1.
The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals.  Synonym: olfactory organ.
2.
A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft).
3.
The front or forward projection of a tool or weapon.
4.
A small distance.
5.
A symbol of inquisitiveness.
6.
The sense of smell (especially in animals).
7.
A natural skill.
8.
A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged.  Synonym: nozzle.
verb
(past & past part. nosed; pres. part. nosing)
1.
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.  Synonyms: horn in, intrude, poke, pry.
2.
Advance the forward part of with caution.
3.
Catch the scent of; get wind of.  Synonyms: scent, wind.
4.
Push or move with the nose.
5.
Rub noses.  Synonym: nuzzle.
6.
Defeat by a narrow margin.



Related searches:



WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Nose" Quotes from Famous Books



... John Courtland—ah! a seductive dog to drink with. Be sure and let me know how honest John looks, and what he says of me. I recollect him as if it were yesterday; a roguish eye, with a moisture in it; full cheeks; a straight nose; black curled hair; and teeth as even as dies:—honest John shewed his teeth pretty often, too: ha, ha! how the dog loved a laugh. Well, and Peter Hales—Sir Peter now, has his uncle's baronetcy—a generous, open-hearted fellow as ever lived—will ask you very often ...
— Eugene Aram, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... But light, heat, whiteness, or coldness, are no more really in them than sickness or pain is in manna. Take away the sensation of them; let not the eyes see light or colours, nor the can hear sounds; let the palate not taste, nor the nose smell, and all colours, tastes, odours, and sounds, AS THEY ARE SUCH PARTICULAR IDEAS, vanish and cease, and are reduced to their causes, i.e. bulk, figure, ...
— An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I. - MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books I. and II. (of 4) • John Locke

... slenderness she was not in the least like Billie Brookton; and she would have no great pretension to beauty had it not been for a pair of long, gray, thick-lashed eyes which looked out softly and sweetly on the world. Her nose was too small and her mouth too large, but the delicate cutting of the nostrils and the bow of the coral-pink upper lip had fascination and a sensitiveness that was somehow pathetic. She held her head high, on a long and lovely throat, which ...
— A Soldier of the Legion • C. N. Williamson

... Dominique, he left the sea open to French privateers, who rowed along the coasts of these islands, and in a very little time carried into Martinique above fourscore merchant-ships, belonging to the subjects of Great Britain. These continual depredations, committed under the nose of the English commodore, irritated the planters of the English islands, some of whom are said to have circulated unfavourable reports of that gentleman's character. [505] [See note 3 X, at ...
— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. - From William and Mary to George II. • Tobias Smollett

... happy. Red-skirted, scarlet-bodiced women everywhere, too, all moving and carrying something. Galantuomini loafing at most of the corners, smoking clay pipes with cane stems, and the great Jew shopkeeper's nose just visible from a distance as he stands in the door of his dingy den. Dirtier and dirtier grow the cobble stones as you go on. Brighter and brighter the huge bunches of red peppers fastened by every window, thicker and thicker on the upper walls ...
— The Children of the King • F. Marion Crawford


More quotes...



Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org