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The Meaning of nose

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) The power of smelling; hence, scent.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
  • (v. t.) To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
  • (v. t.) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
  • (v. i.) To smell; to sniff; to scent.
  • (v. i.) To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

Synonyms

olfactory organ , nozzle , intrude , horn in , pry , poke , scent , wind , nuzzle

Homophones

knows , no's , noes

Rhymes

alagoas , ambrose , arose , beaus , bestows , blose , blows , boase , boes , bongos , bose , boulos , bowes , bows , boze , brose , bulldoze , chose , close , clothes , compose , cose , cowes , crose , crows , croze , decompose , demos , depose , disclose , dispose , dominoes , dominos , doze , dubose , duclos , eaux , enclose , eskimos , expose , fallows , foes , foreclose , froze , ghose , glows , gloze , goes , goghs , gose , grose , groseclose , grows , hose , impose , interpose , joes , jos , juxtapose , klose , knows , kroes , kroeze , loews , logos , lowes , lows , meadows , melrose , misdiagnose , moes , mose , ngos , noes , ohs , ooohs , oppose , ose , overexpose , owes , pharos , pose , pows , predispose , presuppose , primrose , propose , pros , prose , rainbows , reimpose , repos , repose , rockrose , rohs , rose , rowes , rows , shadows , slows , snows , sows , stavros , studios , superimpose , suppose , tempos , those , throes , throws , toes , tomorrows , tows , transpose , troas , yoes