nose

noun countable

UK /nəʊz/

Word Forms

singular	nose
plural	noses

1
the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils
Her nose is bleeding.
Hold your nose (=press the two sides of it) and put your head under the water.
I’d like to punch him on the nose.
someone’s nose is running (=someone has liquid coming out of their nose):
Can you pass me a tissue – my nose is running.
a runny nose (=a nose with liquid coming out of it):
a group of dirty children with runny noses
blow your nose (=to force liquid out of your nose):
Excuse me, I just need to blow my nose.
Synonyms and related words
Features and parts of the face
bags under your eyes
bone structure
brow
Synonyms and related words
The nose
button nose
conk
hooter
2
the front part of an aircraft
Synonyms and related words
Parts of aircraft
aerofoil
aft
aileron
3
count noses
to count the number of people present, voting, etc.
As a veteran operative he was famous for counting noses.
Submitted on:
26/02/2019
Open Dictionary - February2019

phrases

get (right) up your nose

have a (good) nose for something

keep your nose clean

keep your nose out

nose to tail

poke/shove/stick your nose into something

put someone’s nose out of joint

rub someone’s nose in something

turn your nose up (at something)

under someone’s nose

with your nose in the air

nose

noun countable

US /noʊz/

Word Forms

singular	nose
plural	noses

1
the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils
Her nose is bleeding.
Hold your nose (=press the two sides of it) and put your head under the water.
I’d like to punch him in the nose.
someone’s nose is running (=someone has liquid coming out of their nose):
Can you pass me a tissue – my nose is running.
a runny nose (=a nose with liquid coming out of it):
a group of dirty children with runny noses
blow your nose (=to force liquid out of your nose):
Excuse me, I just need to blow my nose.
Synonyms and related words
Features and parts of the face
bags under your eyes
bone structure
brow
Synonyms and related words
The nose
beak
button nose
hooter
2
the front part of an aircraft
Synonyms and related words
Parts of aircraft
aerofoil
aft
aileron
3
count noses
to count the number of people present, voting, etc.
As a veteran operative he was famous for counting noses.
Submitted on:
26/02/2019
Open Dictionary - February2019

phrases

have a (good) nose for something

keep your nose clean

keep your nose out

nose to tail

on the nose

poke/shove/stick your nose into something

put someone’s nose out of joint

rub someone’s nose in something

turn your nose up (at something)

under someone’s nose

with your nose in the air

nose

verb intransitive

UK /nəʊz/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	nose
he/she/it	noses
present participle	nosing
past tense	nosed
past participle	nosed

1
if a vehicle noses forward, it moves forward slowly and carefully
A huge truck was nosing through the traffic.
The ambulance nosed its way out of the crowd.
Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
head
go
progress
2
to move into a position where you are slightly in front of someone
nose ahead/in front/into the lead:
By half-time, Wales had nosed ahead, with the score at 16–14.
Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
head
go
progress

phrasal verbs

nose around

nose into

nose out

nose

verb intransitive

US /noʊz/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	nose
he/she/it	noses
present participle	nosing
past tense	nosed
past participle	nosed

1
if a vehicle noses forward, it moves forward slowly and carefully
A huge truck was nosing through the traffic.
The ambulance nosed its way out of the crowd.
Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
head
go
progress
2
to move into a position where you are slightly in front of someone
nose ahead/in front/into the lead:
By half-time, our team had nosed ahead, with the score at 16–14.
Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
head
go
progress

phrasal verbs

nose around

nose into

nose out

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count noses

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