nose1 nounnose2 verb
nosenose1 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 
WORD ORIGINnose1
Origin:
Old English nosuEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Each missile carries 150 kilos of high explosive in its nose.
- Our dog has a very good nose, you know.
- Ripken's nose was broken when Hernandez accidentally hit him.
- The nose of the plane dipped as we came in to land.
- Fogarty avoided fistfights, but when they were unavoidable he packed his nose with the cotton he always carried.
- He clearly viewed my sharp nose and dark beard in a more favorable light than the starlets had.
- He squatted down, brushed a hand across the dirt floor, and put the hand to his nose.
- Like most modern decks the nose is double drilled: either 5 ¼ or 5 ¾ inch.
- Mr Taylor was taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where he received seven stitches to his nose.
- She smiled at him, but he buried his nose in his beer.
- Those who take that risk will get a bloody nose.
Longman Language Activatorto behave well
especially spoken to do what people tell you and not cause any trouble - use this especially about children: · If you two don't behave, I'm taking you straight home.behave yourself (=behave well): · Make sure you behave yourselves when we visit Grandma.
someone who is well-behaved does not cause any trouble and does what other people tell them to do - use this especially about children, pets, or large groups of people: · Can I bring my dog? She's very well-behaved.· a well-behaved child· The crowd was noisy but well-behaved.
if a child is good , he or she does not cause trouble and does what he or she is told to do: · I was always very good at school.· He's a good little boy.be good! (=used to tell a child to behave well): · Bye now, Jessie. Be good.
British /behavior American to make a special effort to behave well by doing and saying the right things and being very polite, because you know other people are watching you: · Dinner was very formal, with everyone on their best behaviour.
to try not to behave badly, especially because you do not want to be noticed or caught: · Have a good time, boys, but try to stay out of trouble.· If I stay out of trouble till June, my parents will take me to Florida.
informal to behave well, especially by not doing anything wrong or illegal: · It's not a great job, but if you keep your nose clean, you should be promoted by the end of the year.· He's been sentenced to seven years in prison, but he'll be out in four if he keeps his nose clean.
: an orderly crowd/demonstration/march etc well-behaved and not violent or out of control: · Police said it was an orderly demonstration and there were no arrests.· The crowd were orderly and in good spirits.
when you do not care because you will be happy whatever happens British /don't care American to not care because you will be happy with whatever happens or with whatever someone decides: · "What would you like to do tonight?" "I don't mind. You decide."· "Do you want white bread or wheat?" "I don't care. Either one is fine."don't mind where/what/how etc: · Honestly, I don't mind whether Linda comes with us or not.· They won't care if we're a few minutes late.
especially British, spoken to not care what happens or what is decided, especially when someone has asked you what you would prefer: · "Do you want to sit in the front seat or the back?'' "I'm not fussy.''be not fussy where/what/which etc: · I'm not fussy where I stay, as long as it's cheap.be not fussy about: · She's not fussy about what kind of car she drives.· He's not very fussy about his appearance, is he?
spoken say this when you do not mind what happens because it does not affect you or cause you any problems: · You can come on Thursday or Friday -- it makes no difference to me.· We can go out to eat if you want - it's all the same to me.· Mamet says it makes no difference to him what a movie costs, as long as it's a good movie.
spoken informal say this when someone asks you which one of two things you would prefer, and you want to tell them that you do not mind what is decided: · "Do you want to watch the news or the late night film?'' "I'm easy.''
spoken say this when you do not care what someone else does because it does not affect you in any way: · It's no skin off our nose if they don't want to come along.· If my sister wants to throw her money away, then fine. It's no skin off my nose.
spoken say this when someone has told you what they are going to do, and even though you do not think it is a good idea, you do not care whether they do it or not: · "I think I'll just stay home tonight." "Suit yourself."· "Do you mind if I sit here?'' "Suit yourself,'' she said, without looking up.
the part at the end of an object the part at the end of something long and narrow: the end of something: · She chewed the end of her pencil thoughtfully.the end of the road/street/passage etc (=the furthest part of the road etc): · Go to the end of the street and turn left.at one end: · You need a long pole with a hook at one end.at both ends/at either end: · We sat in silence at either end of a long wooden table.
the thin, sharp end of something such as a needle, stick, or sword: the point of something: · Ben carved his name in the tree trunk, using the point of his knife.· the point of a needlesharp point: · It has small white flowers, and leaves that taper to a sharp point.
the narrow part at the end of something such as a finger, a branch, or a piece of land: the tip of something: · Doctor Gordon felt my neck with the tips of his fingers.· The village is on the southern tip of the island.
the rounded part at the front of a vehicle such as a plane: nose of: · The nose of the plane dipped as we came in to land.something's nose: · Each missile carries 150 kilos of high explosive in its nose.
the rounded end part of a small object, especially something such as a nail or pin which also has a pointed end: head of: · There was a hole in the pipe, no bigger than the head of a matchstick.· I picked up a hammer and hit the head of the nail as hard as I could.
to harm yourself by your own actions: only harm yourself · They'll only harm themselves if they decide to leave the association.· By making the complaint the only person he harmed was himself.
to behave in a way that is certain to cause you harm, especially because of pride or anger: · It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.
to continuously behave in a stupid way that results in you being harmed: · My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.· Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
to stupidly do something that seriously harms you, especially by saying something stupid or making plans that go badly wrong: · Once again, the government has shot itself in the foot -- this time by reducing widows' pensions.
to deliberately not do something that would make an unpleasant situation better for you, because you are too angry or proud to do it: · If you love him, ask him to stay. Otherwise you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
to interfere to try to influence a situation that you should not be involved in, for example by telling someone what to do or giving them advice that they do not want: · I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interfere, but I didn't want Glenda to be upset.· The protestors were peaceful, and the police decided not to interfere.interfere in: · She has no right to interfere in her son's marriage.· The US was accused of interfering in China's internal affairs.
to interfere in a situation that you do not understand or know enough about, and that someone else is responsible for dealing with: meddle in: · Church leaders shouldn't meddle in politics.meddle with: · Most of us don't know our neighbors well enough to meddle with their lives.
informal to ask questions about someone else's private life and give them advice they do not want, in a way that annoys them: · No one wants the government sticking its nose into the personal affairs of citizens.· She's one of these people who is always poking her nose into other people's business.
British informal /butt in American informal to give your opinion or advice to someone when they do not want it, because it is a private situation: · I don't want your dad over here sticking his oar in.
to become involved in someone's private affairs when you know you have no right to be involved - use this especially when saying that you want to avoid doing this: · I don't want to intrude, but are you all right?· Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I didn't realize you were on the phone.intrude on: · It's very important not to intrude on the family's grief, whilst still helping with the funeral arrangements.intrude into: · Companies should not have the right to intrude into employees' personal lives by giving them psychological tests.
to refuse very firmly to accept or become involved in something to refuse to take part in an activity or get involved in something because you disapprove of it or think it will not work: · She said the idea was stupid and wouldn't have anything to do with it.· Most activists don't want anything to do with violent protests.
informal to refuse to accept something that someone offers you because you think it is not good enough for you: · Many older academics turn their noses up at subjects such as Media and Film studies.· He turned up his nose at a job washing dishes.
British /I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole American use this to say that you will definitely not accept something, buy something, or get involved in something: · My nephew wants me to invest in his business, but frankly I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.· Millions of people buy those cars, but I wouldn't touch one with a ten-foot pole.
to use the toilet · Mummy! I want to go to the toilet.· Hang on a minute - I'm just going to the loo.· I thought you went to the bathroom before we left.
to go to the toilet - used humorously by women to avoid saying this directly: · You get the drinks in - I'll just go and powder my nose.
WORD SETSaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
his chiselled good looks He hurt his knee playing football. She yawned and rubbed her eyes. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· See that guy over there, the one with the big nose?
· She had high cheekbones and a small nose.
· His nose was long and his chin square.
· Her nose was long, straight and elegant.
(=with liquid coming out)· A runny nose may be the result of an allergic reaction.
(=with unpleasant thick liquid coming out)· a group of dirty children with snotty noses
(=so that you cannot breathe easily)· My nose is really blocked and I can't smell anything.
(=because you are cold or drunk, or have a cold)· His nose was red from the cold.
(=one that curves up at the end)· She had big eyes and a turned-up nose.
(=one that curves down at the end)· an old man with a hooked nose
formal (=one that curves out near the top)· He had a thin face with an aquiline nose.
(=one that is not straight because the bone has been broken by a hit or fall)· a boxer with a broken nose
verbs (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of soft paper or cloth)· She blew her nose on a large white handkerchief.
(=wipe liquid away from your nose)· The boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.
(=remove substances from inside your nose with your finger)· Stop picking your nose, Freddy.
(=move the muscles near your nose when you do not like something)· Susan looked at the meal and wrinkled her nose.
(=so that you cannot smell a bad smell)· The smell was so revolting that I had to hold my nose.
· Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.
(=liquid is coming out)· She was crying hard and her nose was running.
phrases (=the upper part, between your eyes)· Sam pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES his chiselled good looks He hurt his knee playing football. (=very clear)
She yawned and rubbed her eyes. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell.· He had a cruel, clever, merciless face, with a big curved nose and very bright, hard eyes.· She says a lot of older guys only want to drive trucks with those big, long noses.· That's his big nose and double chin.· He had big nose in my face and was blowing impatiently.· He got his big nose broken for his trouble and the guy he helped wasn't notably grateful.· Not like you to poke your big nose into areas that don't concern you.· Careful application of a slightly darker foundation can slim a big nose.· Her big beaky nose gives her a masculine look.
· Actress Robin Givens gave the man a bloody nose after he mistook her for a hooker while she was filming in Chicago.· One of them has a bloody nose that looks like a bloody mouth, all red.· Those who take that risk will get a bloody nose.· His opponents always ended up with bloody noses.· Millions of pounds are at stake and one side is certain to receive a bloody nose.· A 17 and 18 year old escaped with no more than bloody noses.· As John Major said, they've given us a bloody nose.· Unfortunately for him, Alfred had been well trained and Bastide staggered back, clutching a bloody nose.
· And while all this brouhaha was going on Richard Harris was getting up Heston's famously broken nose.· Carwyn was flying home, Ted was working on his self-esteem, Richie was nursing a broken nose.· He suffered a broken nose and bruising.· He screamed in agony and fell to his knees, cradling his broken nose between his bloodied hands.· Horrified shoppers watched as Darren Caygill was knocked to the ground, suffering a broken nose.· Clive wanted to see the manager with a broken nose, blood on his dicky bow and frilly shirt front.· He had one clear memory of a fight in some dive, a broken nose, a throat ready for cutting.
· When the figure looked up the boy was impressed by bright, blue eyes and a long nose but a kind expression.· It is a fierce face with a very long nose.· She gets my goat sometimes with her long, strong nose and her self-assertion.· Zali whimpered and pushed his long nose under the covers.· The boy grew into a man with blue eyes, a long straight nose, and dark red hair.· She says a lot of older guys only want to drive trucks with those big, long noses.· His long nose came from the latter and more specifically from a genetic type unit near the Dead Sea.· They snout in the dirt with their long noses.
· But then most of the police - even the ones in cars - are sporting red noses for the occasion.· Jozia blew her red nose into her kerchief.· All the other reindeers had red noses just like Randolph's daddy, Rudolph.· A porter's found a red nose.· The first day Emma had escorted Ruth to the gates and come back with a red nose.· As if a red nose could suit anyone.
· Both had a slightly Roman nose.· Black curls, a handsome Roman nose, shining sharp senseless saliva-moist teeth.· It was time to rub that handsome Roman nose of his in the dirt.
· You may also have a dry irritating cough, a sore throat and a runny, itchy nose.· She put her arms around his waist; her tears and runny nose wet his shirt.· Sore throat, runny nose, head like a cottage loaf.· And you have to consult baby pictures to remember what your kids looked like without raw, runny noses.· Reintroducing those foods brings the bad behaviour back along with the wheezing or runny nose.· Respiratory system Runny or congested nose, constant sore throat, catarrh or post-nasal drip, difficulty in breathing, hyperventilation.· An allergic reaction can often be nothing more than red eyes, a runny nose, or a touch of wheeziness.· With the runny nose there could be a problem with the sinuses or the pony may be a catarrh sufferer.
· A round face with a high forehead, blue eyes, short straight nose, a mantle of shining, fair hair.· Gliding by they showed their fair faces, their committed brows and straight noses.· The boy grew into a man with blue eyes, a long straight nose, and dark red hair.· Her face was perfect: high cheekbones, a straight nose and a lush mouth.· Thick dark hair, large eyes, pale unblemished skin, sculpted planes of the face, straight noses, strong mouths.· She wore no make-up but had classic features, a straight nose, full lips and fine eyes.· Dark hair, brown eyes, straight nose, not too short.· She had a wide, full mouth, a straight nose, and the same piercing blue eyes as her brother.
NOUN· It was a tall man with an aquiline nose and thick dark hair.· A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.· But he had a thinnish face, with an aquiline nose and really black hair.· In my mind's eye I see him as he was, complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose.· He was in his early thirties with dark skin and a long face from which protruded a sharp, aquiline nose.· At an upstairs window they present a life size dummy head: firm jaw, aquiline nose, shining complexion.· She watched Luke read it, saw the gathering frown carve two grooves over his aquiline nose.· Sir John had dark hair, sharp eyes and an aquiline nose.
· I think this is a pretty car, especially at the front where the nose job is great.· Tries to put her best face forward, even if it means a nose job.· Jackson must've been under the effects of the anaesthetic after a nose job to come out with something so bad.· If I hung around here any longer, it would all go on a nose job for Emily Quigley.· He may have had a nose job at Edith Piaf's request, but that was a long time ago.· Not only is she incredibly slim, she's also allegedly had a nose job to improve her looks.
VERB· She blew her nose and announced that she was going to have a bath.· For a moment Converse thought that she would blow her nose on him.· She blew her nose as daintily as was possible in the circumstances and handed the handkerchief back with a wan smile.· Stu was worried that he was responsible for me needing Kleenex, blowing my nose.· Either way, if you blow your nose, you may well miss it altogether.· I had a terrible cold and spent much of the time blowing my nose.· With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.· She took out a handkerchief and pressed it against her eyes, then blew her nose.
· He broke Sonny's nose and closed his left eye.· Once, she fell and broke her nose and chin.· McClelland punched Mr Woodhouse twice in the face breaking his nose.· When he fell after being hit with the staff, he broke his nose on the ground.· It wasn't so much the threat of Dennis breaking his nose that had changed his mind.· More Sanders: He broke his nose against Green Bay when his helmet was shoved down.· He cut me above the eye and broke my nose which had been broken before.· Newsweek puts Geraldo on the cover with his broken nose so that Newsweek can sell more magazines.
· They both sat breathing through their noses, on the verge of anger.· He worked quietly behind her, one and a-two, breathing through his nose.· Colonel Fergusson had his eyes closed and was breathing out through his nose in long smooth puffs like a bellows.· Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.· Before the exercises actually begin, for a few minutes, close your eyes and breathe through your nose.· You should always breathe through your nose: the nose warms up the air.
· Until then, the rest of us will just have to keep holding our noses.· He shut his eyes, held his nose like a kid about to take his medicine, and started to drink.· The opposite rudder is then applied to hold that nose direction and to prevent the glider from turning.· I drank more beer, holding my nose while I swallowed.· There was more drama to follow in the actual race, where Shemaka held on by a nose from Baya.· Confound it, who am I to hold up my nose in such a fashion?· Angela actually found herself holding her nose as she walked through the cobbled streets.· In this instance, the jaws should be held together with the nose pointing upwards.
· Until then, the rest of us will just have to keep holding our noses.· Thass why you got ta keep yuh nose clean.· You keep your nose out, you hear me?· The pouch did not help, but I kept it on my nose, afraid to take a chance.· Come on, you can't seriously expect me to keep my nose out of things at this stage, Ellis.· But keep his nose clean and take their money, and he could have a marvellous life in Berlin.· Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone and avoid confrontations at work.
· He wouldn't be allowed to fart or pick his nose or put his feet on the table.· Centuries later the light brought two of the shepherds, the tall one picking his nose, and Douthwaite smirking.· Edwina Currie was opening her post, Sir James Spicer was picking his nose.· I just saw a man trying not to pick his nose behind his newspaper!· Please don't pick your nose at the table.· The young Eric was looking away and picking his nose, looking bored.· The toilet stank of urine, and at one point a chef was seen picking his nose while preparing food.· Both pick the nose of rock credibility and flick rolled-up bogies at its established figureheads.
· Or maybe they resented a stranger poking his nose into their affairs?· He merely watched the obscure corners of the busy planet and poked his stubby nose into dusty crannies.· So he poked his nose through the letterbox.· I didn't really want her poking her nose in anyway.· Not like you to poke your big nose into areas that don't concern you.· Not her national monument I told her, and she shouldn't come poking her nose in where it wasn't wanted.· He poked his nose outside to see if he could tie off the cord.· Didn't he ever stop talking, poking his nose in?
· After the main course Vanessa disappeared to powder her nose.· I also notice the fresh lipstick and powdered nose and realize my sister had done as she pleased.· One way or another, I had drunk quite a bit this evening, but I didn't need to powder my nose.
· Inside, Tamika presses her nose against the pastry case.· He rolled sideways and pressed his nose into the grass.· The Doctor pressed his nose into the ground and waited for salvation or destruction.· He pressed his nose against the window, smearing it with fresh snout prints.· Charlie pressed his nose against the window but couldn't recognise anyone who was working inside.· They pressed their noses against the window of Healy's Hotel.
· The floor punched me in the nose and I stretched out on it.· On another some one told him that an irate parishioner had threatened to punch Ray in the nose.· What she would give to punch him on the nose, and flatten once and for all his insulting, devilish assumptions.
· He put his nose tip to tip with hers.· Dunne took up the glass of whiskey, put it under his nose, and dipped his tongue in.· Now is the time for the golfer from Welwyn Garden City to put his nose to the grindstone once more.· Lincoln put his nose at the top of the window, savoring the traffic smells, and then the farms and orchards.· Killion immediately put the nose down.· No one would believe the truth even if you put their nose right up to it.· There was no one around so I went up and put my nose practically against the glass.· They put their noses in the air.
· Even when you rub their noses in it, politicians can be remarkably slow to recognise reality for what it is.· A child might not complain of itching, but she might be rubbing her eyes or nose repeatedly.· The Deputy Under Secretary rubbed his nose, watched a flake of skin pirouette down to the opened pages of the file.· He kept blinking to clear his eyes and now he rubbed his nose.· He stepped forward, stopped suddenly, and rubbed his nose.· She had defined what she perceived to be reality, and she kept trying to rub Scarlet's nose in it.· They rubbed their noses on it so that globs of anthrax green snot hung off it in the morning.
· He offers me a free go too but I just stick my nose in the air and say no thanks.· Hairs sticking out of his nose and ears.· Well, why not - he was sticking his nose in everywhere else.· Sammy stuck his nose in the air, delighted at such attention.· But maybe he's thinking that Gerald and Les might like to know you're sticking your nose in.· We all stuck our noses that much deeper into the Colonel's Sumbanese rugs.· Often he was right, often I gave him a bad time for sticking his nose in.· Bossy matriarch Pauline Faaahhhhler finds out she's the real grandma of Sonia's baby and sticks her nose right in.
· So long as he had the support of Sir Rufus Stone, he could thumb his nose at Cotton.· Voters here have always been drawn to against-the-grain outsiders who make a career of thumbing their noses at party traditionalists.· Judges who thumb their noses at presidents are thought to be good for democracy.· Faubus had again thumbed his nose at the judiciary by refusing to appear.· The way she slept on her side, thumb up against her nose.· Voters have thumbed their noses at it.· The protestors were denigrating the primary symbol of the ordained ministry, they claimed, and thumbing their noses at the Church.
· Even Sal and Kitty turned up their noses when he offered them such delicacies as black bananas and bruised apples.· And then they turned up their noses.· Time and again he had to turn his nose up into the arch of the drain to keep from drowning.· That caught the attention of New York publishers, who had turned up their noses at the manuscript.· It turns out her nose is sore but unbroken, not even bruised.· Classical music elders may turn up their noses, but so far, the antics are working.
· Occasionally he wiped his nose on his sleeve.· Varney sniffed, wiped his nose with his hand and backed his other foot into the water.· Frank had sat up and taken out his handkerchief and wiped his nose.· Morrill sniffed, wiped his nose with the back of his hand, and looked up.· She wiped her nose with her sleeve, leaving a snail's trail on the rough wool.· She wiped her nose and watched the suntan lotion ad that was on television.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► keep your nose to the grindstone► have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper► have a nose around► put somebody’s nose out of jointPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt► it’s no skin off somebody’s nose► have your nose/snout in the trough
1on your face [countable] the part of a person’s or animal’s face used for smelling or breathing: - She just walked past with her nose in the air.
- Standing with their noses in the air.
- He must have a nose for money better than any hound for any fox.
- I have a nose for one thing.
- Darren comes to stay with Nikki and is quick to get up the nose of everyone he meets.
- Even reading your horoscope can get up your nose.
- I didn't realise it would get up your nose so quickly and so far.
- I took her to my room, so that her feathers wouldn't get up Mum's nose.
- It had got up Rufus's nose a bit, though Adam had a perfect right to do this.
- He's been sentenced to seven years in prison, but he'll be out in four if he keeps his nose clean.
- It's not a great job, but if you keep your nose clean, you should be promoted by the end of the year.
- But journalists are supposed to keep their noses clean, or at least tell us when they don't.
- But keep his nose clean and take their money, and he could have a marvellous life in Berlin.
- He gets up at 6 a.m. on the nose every morning.
- Alan Keyes hits it on the nose.
- Bombay Coarse and raw on the nose with sweet rubbery notes but little perceptible juniper.
- Have you heard about the Tory moderate who hit the cheerful-looking palmist on the nose?
- He's had to be kept apart from the hamsters ever since one bit him on the nose.
- His nervously elegant hand made a shaking bridge over the tinted spectacles, adjusting them without need on the nose.
- In this, the Supreme Court is right on the nose.
- The ale is a bright amber colour with quite intense caramel and sweet hop characters on the nose.
- There was more drama to follow in the actual race, where Shemaka held on by a nose from Baya.
- Pat's car was stolen, almost from under his nose.
- A golden yellow line replaces that of the Redline Rasbora, and follows an almost identical path from nose to tail.
- He led his female into a cave where they spawned nose to tail in typical mouthbrooder fashion.
- However, when they move around they can form a procession, following each other nose to tail like a miniature train.
- She says it's less noise, and traffic which used to be nose to tail now flows freely.
- The basic leopard is spotted almost from nose to tail.
- No one wants the government sticking its nose into the personal business of citizens.
- Or maybe they resented a stranger poking his nose into their affairs?
- Keep your nose out of my business!
- You keep your nose out, you hear me?
- Many professors turn their noses up at television.
- Time and again he had to turn his nose up into the arch of the drain to keep from drowning.
- A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.
- At an upstairs window they present a life size dummy head: firm jaw, aquiline nose, shining complexion.
- But he had a thinnish face, with an aquiline nose and really black hair.
- He was in his early thirties with dark skin and a long face from which protruded a sharp, aquiline nose.
- In my mind's eye I see him as he was, complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose.
- It was a tall man with an aquiline nose and thick dark hair.
- She watched Luke read it, saw the gathering frown carve two grooves over his aquiline nose.
- The older woman had a lean face, a long neck, and an aquiline nose.
- Here's a Kleenex - blow your nose.
- Either way, if you blow your nose, you may well miss it altogether.
- For a moment Converse thought that she would blow her nose on him.
- I had a terrible cold and spent much of the time blowing my nose.
- She blew her nose as daintily as was possible in the circumstances and handed the handkerchief back with a wan smile.
- She took out a handkerchief and pressed it against her eyes, then blew her nose.
- Stu was worried that he was responsible for me needing Kleenex, blowing my nose.
- With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.
- With soil-caked fingers he drew a handkerchief from a pocket and blew his nose.
- He drew an imaginary scarf across the bridge of his nose.
- He stopped, and pinched the bridge of his nose. ` Oh, I am sorry.
- Heavy black glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, but the effect was not severe.
- Her false teeth were encompassed in a loose smile and her glasses were low on the bridge of her nose.
- Marco takes off his glasses and pinches the bridge of his nose.
- She then brought her clenched fists down viciously on to the bridge of his nose.
- The lid fell on to the bridge of my nose.
- The low mewling sound it made indicated its displeasure; those long, clawed fingers rubbed the bridge of its nose.
- Mrs Stych fixed her button eyes upon the elegant figure of Mrs Frizzell and bowled purposefully across the lawn.
- Reddish brown hair and bright, button eyes, and a shy, quivering look.
- There are hundreds of black button eyes and a thick nest of yarn for the hair.
- If you love him, ask him to stay. Otherwise you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
- I don't really have a career plan - I just follow my nose.
- Turn left on 6th Avenue, then just follow your nose.
- Finding her was easy enough, I just followed my nose.
- I smelled the coffee and followed my nose.
- In search of an answer, you follow your nose, wherever it leads, actively pursuing the mystery.
- Lucky girl, Ruth thought miserably as she followed her nose to the kitchen, a choice of two men.
- She followed her nose, turning into a passage which led to the back of a small bakery.
- When the rooftop vanished behind a yellow bluff of gorse, you followed your nose.
- You are on the right track so follow your nose.
- He may have had a nose job at Edith Piaf's request, but that was a long time ago.
- If I hung around here any longer, it would all go on a nose job for Emily Quigley.
- Jackson must've been under the effects of the anaesthetic after a nose job to come out with something so bad.
- Not only is she incredibly slim, she's also allegedly had a nose job to improve her looks.
- Tries to put her best face forward, even if it means a nose job.
- He let her lead him by the nose.
- I can go in a shirt and jeans and no one looks down his nose at me.
- Besides, I didn't fancy going to the Chapel and having all the family looking down their noses at me.
- But I was not one to look down my nose at shabbiness.
- Don't look down their noses at you.
- Never had any man so looked down his nose at her.
- No more will I look down my nose at whining, spineless malcontents.
- Normally she looked down her nose at men and then ignored them unless they needed the sharp edge of her tongue.
- One who doesn't look down her nose at anybody.
- We looked down our noses at this pair of student hicks.
- Many people end up paying through the nose for their car insurance policies.
- But all-seaters don't mean all-safe so why should clubs risk bankruptcy and fans pay through the nose for an ill-conceived scheme?
- Catherine, paying through the nose to search for fun and relaxation.
- That doesn't mean you have to pay through the nose for the privilege of an overdraft, however.
- The message is that the government will cut a deal with any threatened industry willing to pay through the nose.
- They run over cross-country courses and pay through the nose for it.
- Davey, don't pick your nose!
- Centuries later the light brought two of the shepherds, the tall one picking his nose, and Douthwaite smirking.
- Edwina Currie was opening her post, Sir James Spicer was picking his nose.
- He wouldn't be allowed to fart or pick his nose or put his feet on the table.
- I just saw a man trying not to pick his nose behind his newspaper!
- Please don't pick your nose at the table.
- The toilet stank of urine, and at one point a chef was seen picking his nose while preparing food.
- The young Eric was looking away and picking his nose, looking bored.
- You have to watch them picking their noses.
- I am a female, mid-twenties and happen to have my nose pierced with one small silver ring.
- Or maybe they resented a stranger poking his nose into their affairs?
- You get the drinks in - I'll just go and powder my nose.
- After the main course Vanessa disappeared to powder her nose.
- One way or another, I had drunk quite a bit this evening, but I didn't need to powder my nose.
- The snub-nosed revolver looked like a toy in Ray Shepherd's hand.
- Beneath the strong nose was a dark moustache, thin and slicked down, which gave him a Latin look.
- Eyes closed, his strong features were peaceful in repose.
- He had a large square head, strong features, the worried look of a rustic crossing streets in the capital.
- I think Janir resembles her more, with his dark skin, curly hair and strong features.
- It actually detracts from one of email's strongest features-simplicity.
- She gets my goat sometimes with her long, strong nose and her self-assertion.
- She liked a man to have strong features.
- Sunlight reflected from the snow outside flashed off his rimless pince-nez perched on the bridge of his strong nose.
- This is yet another example of Republicans thumbing their nose at the poor.
- Faubus had again thumbed his nose at the judiciary by refusing to appear.
- Judges who thumb their noses at presidents are thought to be good for democracy.
- So long as he had the support of Sir Rufus Stone, he could thumb his nose at Cotton.
- The protestors were denigrating the primary symbol of the ordained ministry, they claimed, and thumbing their noses at the Church.
- Voters have thumbed their noses at it.
- Voters here have always been drawn to against-the-grain outsiders who make a career of thumbing their noses at party traditionalists.
Someone punched him on the nose.2(right) under somebody’s nose a)if something bad or illegal happens under someone’s nose, they do not notice it even though it is happening very close to them and they should have noticed it: The drugs were smuggled in right under the noses of the security guards. b)if something is right under someone’s nose, they cannot see it even though it is very close to them: The key was right under my nose all the time.3stick/poke your nose into something to become involved in something that does not concern you, in a way that annoys people: She always has to stick her nose into matters that do not concern her.4keep your nose out (of something) spoken to avoid becoming involved in something that does not concern you: I wish he’d keep his nose out of my business!5turn your nose up (at something) informal to refuse to accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you: My children turn their noses up at home cooking.6with your nose in the air behaving as if you are more important than other people and not talking to them: She just walked past with her nose in the air.7have a (good) nose for something to be naturally good at finding and recognizing something: a reporter with a good nose for a story8get (right) up somebody’s nose British English spoken to annoy someone very much: I wish he wouldn’t keep interrupting. It really gets up my nose.9keep your nose clean spoken to make sure you do not get into trouble, or do anything wrong or illegal: Sid’s got to keep his nose clean or he’ll end up back in prison.10on the nose American English spoken exactly: He gets up at 6 a.m. on the nose every morning.11keep your nose to the grindstone informal to work very hard, without stopping to rest: Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone.12have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper to be reading a book etc, especially with a lot of interest: She always had her nose in a book.13by a nose if a horse wins a race by a nose, it only just wins14have a nose around British English spoken to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there15 put somebody’s nose out of joint informal to annoy someone, especially by attracting everyone’s attention away from them: His nose has been put a bit out of joint ever since Marion got here.16nose to tail especially British English cars, buses etc that are nose to tail are in a line without much space between them: Traffic was nose to tail for three miles.17plane [countable] the pointed front end of a plane, rocket etc18smell [singular] the smell of a wine or tobacco SYN bouquet → hard-nosed, brown-nose, → cut off your nose to spite your face at cut(10), → nose job, → lead somebody by the nose at lead1(16), → look down your nose at somebody/something at look1(8), → pay through the nose at pay1(16), → as plain as the nose on your face at plain1(1), → poke your nose into something at poke1(7), → powder your nose at powder2(2), → rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt at rub1(9), → thumb your nose at somebody/something at thumb2(2)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig· See that guy over there, the one with the big nose?small· She had high cheekbones and a small nose.long· His nose was long and his chin square.straight· Her nose was long, straight and elegant.runny (=with liquid coming out)· A runny nose may be the result of an allergic reaction.snotty (=with unpleasant thick liquid coming out)· a group of dirty children with snotty nosesblocked (=so that you cannot breathe easily)· My nose is really blocked and I can't smell anything.red (=because you are cold or drunk, or have a cold)· His nose was red from the cold.a snub/turned-up nose (=one that curves up at the end)· She had big eyes and a turned-up nose.a hooked nose (=one that curves down at the end)· an old man with a hooked nosea Roman/aquiline nose formal (=one that curves out near the top)· He had a thin face with an aquiline nose.a broken nose (=one that is not straight because the bone has been broken by a hit or fall)· a boxer with a broken noseverbsblow your nose (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of soft paper or cloth)· She blew her nose on a large white handkerchief.wipe your nose (=wipe liquid away from your nose)· The boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.pick your nose (=remove substances from inside your nose with your finger)· Stop picking your nose, Freddy.wrinkle your nose (=move the muscles near your nose when you do not like something)· Susan looked at the meal and wrinkled her nose.hold your nose (=so that you cannot smell a bad smell)· The smell was so revolting that I had to hold my nose.breathe through your nose· Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.somebody's nose is running (=liquid is coming out)· She was crying hard and her nose was running.phrasesthe bridge of your nose (=the upper part, between your eyes)· Sam pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.nose1 nounnose2 verb
nosenose2 verb VERB TABLE
nose
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | nose |
| he, she, it | noses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | nosed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have nosed |
| he, she, it | has nosed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had nosed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will nose |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have nosed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am nosing |
| he, she, it | is nosing | |
| you, we, they | are nosing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was nosing |
| you, we, they | were nosing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been nosing |
| he, she, it | has been nosing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been nosing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be nosing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been nosing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A ship was nosing its way through the small fishing boats in the harbour.
- The boat nosed out into the lake.
- The Rolls Royce slowly nosed through the crowds, and drew up outside the hotel.
- At 12: 50 they nosed down and sighted Newfoundland, the Burin Peninsula, to the left.
- Reese nosed the stuffed Huey gently over, letting it accelerate across the ground to gain lift.
- Some minute miscalculation nosed the machine down too abruptly.
- The lopped head of Argus nosed, listening still, into the silver dust.
- The motoscafo, full of lights and people, went blindly on and nosed in at the wooden pier across the canal.
Longman Language Activatorto try to find out something private or personal
to try to find out about someone's private affairs, especially by secretly looking in their house, examining their possessions etc: · Bob caught her snooping through the papers on his desk.snoop on: · Technology is making it easier to snoop on just about anybody.snoop around/about British: · What are you doing snooping around in my room?
to try to find out about someone's private life by asking a lot of personal questions in a way that people find rude or annoying: · My son hasn't given us a reason for his divorce, and we don't want to pry.pry into: · Employers shouldn't try to pry into what a person does in the privacy of their own home.
/about British informal to look around a place, especially someone's home or office, to try to find out things that do not really concern you: · The kids were nosing around in the attic and found a box of old photos.nose around an office/room/house etc: · I got suspicious when I found him nosing around my office early one morning.
to move forward if a person or army advances , they move forward in a slow and determined way, for example in order to attack someone: · The plane slowly advanced down the runway and then paused, ready for take-off.· Villagers hid in the hills as the troops advanced.advance across/into/through etc: · In early 1940 the army began to advance across France.
if you move up when you are in a line of people or vehicles, you move forward into the position that is just in front of where you were before: · Could you guys at the front move up a bit?move up the line: · The bank clerks seemed to be working really slowly as I moved up the line.move up next to/alongside etc: · Suddenly a car moved up alongside Joseph and the driver shouted something at him.
if a vehicle noses through or into something, it moves forward slowly and carefully in order to avoid hitting things in its way: nose through/past/in etc: · The Rolls Royce slowly nosed through the crowds, and drew up outside the hotel.nose your way: · A ship was nosing its way through the small fishing boats in the harbour.
if a crowd of people surges forward, they suddenly move forward together: surge forward: · The new barriers are designed to give way if spectators surge forward too violently.surge across/through/into: · Demonstrators surged through the streets, demanding the President's resignation.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES his chiselled good looks He hurt his knee playing football. She yawned and rubbed her eyes. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
his chiselled good looks He hurt his knee playing football. (=very clear)
She yawned and rubbed her eyes. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell.· I holders cutters around nosed pliers a medium grade sandpaper, silver spray paint.· Several reporters have been nosing around on the subject.
· On their way out they found it nose down in the field.· At 12: 50 they nosed down and sighted Newfoundland, the Burin Peninsula, to the left.· Then there's a steep approach when we nose down at 30 degrees.· Now the Autocrat was nosing down the kerb.· Each pilot wheeled out of the fictional sun, nosed down, and jockeyed his bouncing machine into a dive.
· The motoscafo, full of lights and people, went blindly on and nosed in at the wooden pier across the canal.
NOUN· The taxi nosed its way back into the traffic as she introduced herself with a soft Cockney accent and a shy manner.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt► it’s no skin off somebody’s nose► have your nose/snout in the trough
[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a vehicle, boat etc noses forward, or if you nose it forward, it moves forward slowly SYN edgenose its way along/through etc something- A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.
- At an upstairs window they present a life size dummy head: firm jaw, aquiline nose, shining complexion.
- But he had a thinnish face, with an aquiline nose and really black hair.
- He was in his early thirties with dark skin and a long face from which protruded a sharp, aquiline nose.
- In my mind's eye I see him as he was, complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose.
- It was a tall man with an aquiline nose and thick dark hair.
- She watched Luke read it, saw the gathering frown carve two grooves over his aquiline nose.
- The older woman had a lean face, a long neck, and an aquiline nose.
- Here's a Kleenex - blow your nose.
- Either way, if you blow your nose, you may well miss it altogether.
- For a moment Converse thought that she would blow her nose on him.
- I had a terrible cold and spent much of the time blowing my nose.
- She blew her nose as daintily as was possible in the circumstances and handed the handkerchief back with a wan smile.
- She took out a handkerchief and pressed it against her eyes, then blew her nose.
- Stu was worried that he was responsible for me needing Kleenex, blowing my nose.
- With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.
- With soil-caked fingers he drew a handkerchief from a pocket and blew his nose.
- He drew an imaginary scarf across the bridge of his nose.
- He stopped, and pinched the bridge of his nose. ` Oh, I am sorry.
- Heavy black glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, but the effect was not severe.
- Her false teeth were encompassed in a loose smile and her glasses were low on the bridge of her nose.
- Marco takes off his glasses and pinches the bridge of his nose.
- She then brought her clenched fists down viciously on to the bridge of his nose.
- The lid fell on to the bridge of my nose.
- The low mewling sound it made indicated its displeasure; those long, clawed fingers rubbed the bridge of its nose.
- Mrs Stych fixed her button eyes upon the elegant figure of Mrs Frizzell and bowled purposefully across the lawn.
- Reddish brown hair and bright, button eyes, and a shy, quivering look.
- There are hundreds of black button eyes and a thick nest of yarn for the hair.
- If you love him, ask him to stay. Otherwise you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
- I don't really have a career plan - I just follow my nose.
- Turn left on 6th Avenue, then just follow your nose.
- Finding her was easy enough, I just followed my nose.
- I smelled the coffee and followed my nose.
- In search of an answer, you follow your nose, wherever it leads, actively pursuing the mystery.
- Lucky girl, Ruth thought miserably as she followed her nose to the kitchen, a choice of two men.
- She followed her nose, turning into a passage which led to the back of a small bakery.
- When the rooftop vanished behind a yellow bluff of gorse, you followed your nose.
- You are on the right track so follow your nose.
- He may have had a nose job at Edith Piaf's request, but that was a long time ago.
- If I hung around here any longer, it would all go on a nose job for Emily Quigley.
- Jackson must've been under the effects of the anaesthetic after a nose job to come out with something so bad.
- Not only is she incredibly slim, she's also allegedly had a nose job to improve her looks.
- Tries to put her best face forward, even if it means a nose job.
- He let her lead him by the nose.
- I can go in a shirt and jeans and no one looks down his nose at me.
- Besides, I didn't fancy going to the Chapel and having all the family looking down their noses at me.
- But I was not one to look down my nose at shabbiness.
- Don't look down their noses at you.
- Never had any man so looked down his nose at her.
- No more will I look down my nose at whining, spineless malcontents.
- Normally she looked down her nose at men and then ignored them unless they needed the sharp edge of her tongue.
- One who doesn't look down her nose at anybody.
- We looked down our noses at this pair of student hicks.
- Many people end up paying through the nose for their car insurance policies.
- But all-seaters don't mean all-safe so why should clubs risk bankruptcy and fans pay through the nose for an ill-conceived scheme?
- Catherine, paying through the nose to search for fun and relaxation.
- That doesn't mean you have to pay through the nose for the privilege of an overdraft, however.
- The message is that the government will cut a deal with any threatened industry willing to pay through the nose.
- They run over cross-country courses and pay through the nose for it.
- Davey, don't pick your nose!
- Centuries later the light brought two of the shepherds, the tall one picking his nose, and Douthwaite smirking.
- Edwina Currie was opening her post, Sir James Spicer was picking his nose.
- He wouldn't be allowed to fart or pick his nose or put his feet on the table.
- I just saw a man trying not to pick his nose behind his newspaper!
- Please don't pick your nose at the table.
- The toilet stank of urine, and at one point a chef was seen picking his nose while preparing food.
- The young Eric was looking away and picking his nose, looking bored.
- You have to watch them picking their noses.
- I am a female, mid-twenties and happen to have my nose pierced with one small silver ring.
- Or maybe they resented a stranger poking his nose into their affairs?
- You get the drinks in - I'll just go and powder my nose.
- After the main course Vanessa disappeared to powder her nose.
- One way or another, I had drunk quite a bit this evening, but I didn't need to powder my nose.
- The snub-nosed revolver looked like a toy in Ray Shepherd's hand.
- Beneath the strong nose was a dark moustache, thin and slicked down, which gave him a Latin look.
- Eyes closed, his strong features were peaceful in repose.
- He had a large square head, strong features, the worried look of a rustic crossing streets in the capital.
- I think Janir resembles her more, with his dark skin, curly hair and strong features.
- It actually detracts from one of email's strongest features-simplicity.
- She gets my goat sometimes with her long, strong nose and her self-assertion.
- She liked a man to have strong features.
- Sunlight reflected from the snow outside flashed off his rimless pince-nez perched on the bridge of his strong nose.
- This is yet another example of Republicans thumbing their nose at the poor.
- Faubus had again thumbed his nose at the judiciary by refusing to appear.
- Judges who thumb their noses at presidents are thought to be good for democracy.
- So long as he had the support of Sir Rufus Stone, he could thumb his nose at Cotton.
- The protestors were denigrating the primary symbol of the ordained ministry, they claimed, and thumbing their noses at the Church.
- Voters have thumbed their noses at it.
- Voters here have always been drawn to against-the-grain outsiders who make a career of thumbing their noses at party traditionalists.
The bus nosed its way along the street. She carefully nosed the car forward through the traffic.nose around (something) (also nose about (something) British English) phrasal verb informal to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there: What were you doing nosing around in my office?nose into something phrasal verb informal to try to find out private information about someone or something, especially in a way that is annoyingnose something ↔ out phrasal verb informal1to discover some information that someone else does not want you to discover: The media always manage to nose out some interesting facts about a politician’s past life.2to defeat someone by a very small amount in a race, competition etc