nose

nose

part of the face that contains nostrils and the organs of smell, used for breathing; prow of a ship; forward end of an aircraft; a perceptive faculty: a nose for news
Not to be confused with:noes – negative votes

nose

N0127100 (nōz)n.1. The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other vertebrates that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract.2. The sense of smell: a dog with a good nose.3. The ability to detect, sense, or discover as if by smell: has a nose for gossip.4. The characteristic smell of a wine or liqueur; bouquet.5. Informal The nose considered as a symbol of prying: Keep your nose out of my business.6. Something, such as the forward end of an aircraft, rocket, or submarine, that resembles a nose in shape or position.7. A very short distance or narrow margin: won the race by a nose.v. nosed, nos·ing, nos·es v.tr.1. To find out by or as if by smell: nosed out the thieves' hiding place.2. To touch with the nose; nuzzle.3. To move, push, or make with or as if with the nose.4. To advance the forward part of cautiously: nosed the car into the flow of traffic.v.intr.1. To smell or sniff.2. Informal To search or inquire meddlesomely; snoop or pry: nosing around looking for opportunities.3. To advance with caution: The ship nosed into its berth.Phrasal Verb: nose out To defeat by a narrow margin.Idioms: down (one's) nose Informal With disapproval, contempt, or arrogance: Year-round residents here look down their noses at the summer people. on the nose Exactly; precisely: predicted the final score on the nose. under (someone's) nose In plain view: The keys are right under your nose.

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[Middle English, from Old English nosu; see nas- in Indo-European roots.]

nose

(nəʊz) n1. (Anatomy) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, consisting of a prominent structure divided into two hair-lined air passages by a median septum. 2. the sense of smell itself: in hounds and other animals, the ability to follow trails by scent (esp in the phrases a good nose, a bad nose)3. another word for bouquet²4. instinctive skill or facility, esp in discovering things (sometimes in the phrase follow one's nose): he had a nose for good news stories. 5. Also called: noser a person employed by a distillery or other alcohol-producing industry to test the quality of the product by smell6. any part regarded as resembling a nose in form or function, such as a nozzle or spout7. the forward part of a vehicle, aircraft, etc, esp the front end of an aircraft8. (Horse Racing) narrow margin of victory (in the phrase (win) by a nose)9. cut off one's nose to spite one's face to carry out a vengeful action that hurts oneself more than another10. get up someone's nose informal to annoy or irritate someone11. keep one's nose clean to stay out of trouble; behave properly12. keep one's nose to the grindstone to work hard and continuously13. lead someone by the nose to make someone do unquestioningly all one wishes; dominate someone14. look down one's nose at informal to be contemptuous or disdainful of15. nose to tail (of vehicles) moving or standing very close behind one another16. (Horse Racing) (in horse-race betting) to win only: I bet twenty pounds on the nose on that horse. 17. chiefly US and Canadian precisely; exactly18. Austral bad or bad-smelling19. pay through the nose informal to pay an exorbitant price20. poke one's nose into stick one's nose into informal to pry into or interfere in21. put someone's nose out of joint informal to thwart or offend someone, esp by supplanting him or her22. rub someone's nose in it informal to remind someone unkindly of his or her failing or error23. see no further than one's nose see no further than the end of one's nose informal a. to be short-sighted; suffer from myopiab. to lack insight or foresight24. turn up one's nose turn up one's nose at something informal to behave disdainfully towards (something)25. under one's nose a. directly in front of oneb. without one noticing26. with one's nose in the air haughtilyvb27. (tr) (esp of horses, dogs, etc) to rub, touch, or sniff with the nose; nuzzle28. to smell or sniff (wine, etc)29. (intr; usually foll by after or for) to search (for) by or as if by scent30. to move or cause to move forwards slowly and carefully: the car nosed along the cliff top; we nosed the car into the garage. 31. (intr; foll by into, around, about, etc) to pry or snoop (into) or meddle (in)[Old English nosu; related to Old Frisian nose, Norwegian nosa to smell and nus smell] ˈnoseless adj ˈnoseˌlike adj

nose

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n., v. nosed, nos•ing. n. 1. the part of the face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and that functions as a passageway for air in respiration. 2. this part as the organ of smell. 3. the sense of smell. 4. the snout, muzzle, or proboscis of an animal. 5. the forward end of something, as of an aircraft. 6. a projecting part of something: the nose of a pair of pliers. 7. anything regarded as resembling a nose, as a spout or nozzle. 8. a faculty of perceiving or detecting: a nose for news. 9. the human nose as a symbol of meddling or prying: Keep your nose out of my business! 10. the length of a nose: to win by a nose. 11. distinctive aroma, esp. of a wine. v.t. 12. to perceive by or as if by the sense of smell. 13. to approach the nose to, as in examining; sniff. 14. to move or push forward with or as if with the nose: The boat nosed its way toward shore. 15. to touch or rub with the nose; nuzzle. v.i. 16. to smell or sniff. 17. to seek as if by smelling or scent. 18. to move or push forward. 19. to meddle or pry: to nose about in other people's business. 20. nose out, a. to defeat, esp. by a narrow margin. b. to learn or discover, esp. by snooping or prying. Idioms: 1. follow one's nose, a. to go forward in a straight course. b. to guide oneself by instinct. 2. keep one's nose clean, to behave properly; avoid trouble. 3. lead (around) by the nose, to exercise complete control over; dominate. 4. look down one's nose at, to regard with disdain or condescension. 5. on the nose, a. precisely; exactly: 3 o'clock on the nose. b. (of a bet) for win only. 6. turn up one's nose at, to dismiss or reject disdainfully. 7. under someone's nose, plainly visible; in full view. [before 900; Old English nosu, c. Old Frisian nose, Middle Dutch nōse, nuese (Dutch neus); akin to Old English nasu, Old High German nasa (German Nase), Old Norse nasar, Latin nāsus, Skt nāsā]

Nose

See also anatomy; body, human; facial features.
epistaxisbleeding from the nose; nosebleed.nasologya scientific study of the nose. — nasologist, n. — nasological, adj.nasoscopean electrically lighted instrument for examining the nasal cavities. — nasoscopic, adj.noseologythe analysis of character and intelligence by studying the physical characteristics of the nose. — noseological, adj.rhinitisirritation of the nose, especially of the mucous membrane lining it.rhinologythe branch of medical science that studies the nose and its diseases. — rhinologist, n. — rhinologic, rhinological, adj.

nose

Past participle: nosed
Gerund: nosing

Imperative
nose
nose

Present
I nose
you nose
he/she/it noses
we nose
you nose
they nose

Preterite
I nosed
you nosed
he/she/it nosed
we nosed
you nosed
they nosed

Present Continuous
I am nosing
you are nosing
he/she/it is nosing
we are nosing
you are nosing
they are nosing

Present Perfect
I have nosed
you have nosed
he/she/it has nosed
we have nosed
you have nosed
they have nosed

Past Continuous
I was nosing
you were nosing
he/she/it was nosing
we were nosing
you were nosing
they were nosing

Past Perfect
I had nosed
you had nosed
he/she/it had nosed
we had nosed
you had nosed
they had nosed

Future
I will nose
you will nose
he/she/it will nose
we will nose
you will nose
they will nose

Future Perfect
I will have nosed
you will have nosed
he/she/it will have nosed
we will have nosed
you will have nosed
they will have nosed

Future Continuous
I will be nosing
you will be nosing
he/she/it will be nosing
we will be nosing
you will be nosing
they will be nosing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nosing
you have been nosing
he/she/it has been nosing
we have been nosing
you have been nosing
they have been nosing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nosing
you will have been nosing
he/she/it will have been nosing
we will have been nosing
you will have been nosing
they will have been nosing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nosing
you had been nosing
he/she/it had been nosing
we had been nosing
you had been nosing
they had been nosing

Conditional
I would nose
you would nose
he/she/it would nose
we would nose
you would nose
they would nose

Past Conditional
I would have nosed
you would have nosed
he/she/it would have nosed
we would have nosed
you would have nosed
they would have nosed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nose - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"olfactory organneb, snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the noserostrum, snout - beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevilsturbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone - any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrateschemoreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuliarteria ethmoidalis, ethmoidal artery - a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsuleupper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and tracheanasal cavity - either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynxinternasal suture, sutura internasalis - the suture between the two nasal boneshooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout, nozzle, honker, beak - informal terms for the noseconk - informal term for the nosehawk nose - a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawkproboscis - the human nose (especially when it is large)bridge - the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"pug nose - a short nose; flattened and turned up at the endhooknose, Roman nose - a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridgeanterior naris, nostril - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the noseface, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
	2.	nose - a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"aircraft - a vehicle that can flyfront - the side that is seen or that goes firstmissile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
	3.	nose - the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"front - the side that is seen or that goes first
	4.	nose - a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	5.	nose - a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it"symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	6.	nose - the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementolfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell, smell - the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	7.	nose - a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"science, skill - ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
	8.	nose - a projecting spout from which a fluid is dischargednozzlegas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flameoilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machineryshowerhead - a perforated nozzle that showers water on a batherspout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grainsprinkler system - a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature
Verb	1.	nose - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"horn in, poke, pry, intrudesearch, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
	2.	nose - advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"bring forward, advance - cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
	3.	nose - catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"scent, windsmell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	4.	nose - push or move with the nosepush, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	5.	nose - rub nosesnuzzlecaress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
	6.	nose - defeat by a narrow margindefeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

nose

noun1. snout, bill, beak, hooter (slang), snitch (slang), conk (slang), neb (archaic or dialect), proboscis, schnozzle (slang, chiefly U.S.) She's got funny eyes and a big nose.2. instinct, feeling, intuition, sixth sense My mother has always had a nose for a bargain.verb1. ease forward, push, edge, shove, nudge The car nosed forward out of the drive. Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage.by a nose only just, just, hardly, barely, scarcely, by the skin of your teeth She won her first race by a nose.get up someone's nose irritate, annoy, anger, madden, get (informal), bug (informal), aggravate (informal), gall, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, peeve, get under someone's skin (informal), get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo slang), put someone's back up, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get someone's goat (slang), make someone's blood boil, get someone's dander up (informal) What really got up my nose was the way he denied all responsibility.look down your nose at something or someone despise, scorn, disdain, look down on, contemn He looks down his nose at those he considers lesser mortals.nose around or about search, examine, investigate, explore, inspect, work over, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.) Police officers were nosing around for clues. Accountants are nosing around the BBC at the moment, conducting an efficiency study.nose something out detect, scent, sniff out The dogs nosed out the stash of illegal drugs.poke or stick your nose into something pry, interfere, meddle, intrude, snoop (informal), be inquisitive We don't take kindly to strangers who poke their noses into our affairs.turn up your nose at or turn your nose up at something or someone reject, refuse, turn down, spurn, say no to I'm not in a financial position to turn up my nose at such a good offer.Related words
adjectives nasal, rhinalQuotations
"Give me a man with a good allowance of nose" [Napoleon Bonaparte]

nose

noun1. The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract:proboscis.Informal: beak, snoot.Slang: nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snout.2. The sense by which odors are perceived:olfaction, scent, smell.3. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging:acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit.verb1. To perceive with the olfactory sense:scent, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff.Idiom: catch a whiff of.2. Informal. To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion.Also used with around:poke, pry, snoop.Idiom: stick one's nose into.phrasal verb
nose outTo pursue and locate:hunt down, run down, trace, track down.Idiom: run to earth.

Translations

嗅觉四处查看小心翼翼地向前移动窥探鼻

nose

(nəuz) noun1. the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe. She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose. 鼻子 鼻子2. the sense of smell. Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails. 嗅覺 嗅觉3. the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position. the nose of an aeroplane. 鼻狀物 鼻状物 verb1. to make a way by pushing carefully forward. The ship nosed (its way) through the ice. 小心向前推進 小心翼翼地向前移动2. to look or search as if by smelling. He nosed about (in) the cupboard. 翻看，翻找 窥探，四处查看 -noseda long-nosed dog. 有...鼻子的(後綴) 有...鼻子的（后缀） ˈnos(e)y adjective taking too much interest in other people and what they are doing. She is a very nos(e)y person. 愛管閒事的 爱管闲事的ˈnosily adverb 愛管閒事地 爱管闲事地ˈnosiness noun 愛管閒事 好打听，爱管闲事 ˈnose-bag noun food-bag for horses, hung over the head. (掛在馬頸上的)飼料袋 马首粮秣袋ˈnosedive noun a dive or fall with the head or nose first. The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea. 俯衝 俯冲ˈnose job noun plastic surgery on the nose. 鼻子整形手術 鼻子整形手术 verb to make such a dive. Suddenly the plane nosedived. 俯衝 俯冲follow one's nose to go straight forward. 往前走 笔直走lead by the nose to make (a person) do whatever one wants. 牽著鼻子走 牵着鼻子走nose out to find (as if) by smelling. The dog nosed out its master's glove. 嗅出 嗅出pay through the nose to pay a lot, or too much. 被敲竹槓 被敲竹杠turn up one's nose at to treat with contempt. He turned up his nose at the school dinner. 嗤之以鼻 嗤之以鼻under (a person's) (very) nose right in front of (a person). The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose. 當著某人的面 当着某人的面

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