Definition of "nose"
- verb
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
To furnish with a nose.
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
To snoop.
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- noun
Skill at finding information.
The skill in recognising bouquet.
Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
The power of smelling.
A perfumer.
The length of a horse's nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
The tip of an object.
A snout, the nose of an animal.
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
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