vverb.perceptionsearch or inquire in a meddlesome waySynset:horn in intrude nose poke pry
Examples:- This guy is always nosing around the office
Derivationally Related Form:pryingnose
Hypernyms:look search
Inherited Hypernyms:intrudesearchexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionadvance the forward part of with cautionExamples:- She nosed the car into the left lane
Derivationally Related Form:nose
Hypernyms:advance bring forward
Inherited Hypernyms:noseadvancemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.perceptioncatch the scent of; get wind ofSynset:nose scent wind
Examples:- The dog nosed out the drugs
Derivationally Related Form:nosescent
Hypernyms:smell
Inherited Hypernyms:scentsmellperceive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.motionpush or move with the noseDerivationally Related Form:nose
Hypernyms:force push
Inherited Hypernyms:nosepushmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactrub nosesSynset:nose nuzzle
Derivationally Related Form:nose
Hypernyms:caress fondle
Inherited Hypernyms:nuzzlecaressstroketouch
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.competitiondefeat by a narrow marginDerivationally Related Form:nose
Hypernyms:defeat get the better of overcome
Inherited Hypernyms:noseget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: nose)
adjadj.allhaving a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kindAntonyms:noseless
Inherited Hypernyms:nosed
Similar to:hook-nosed pug-nose pug-nosed short-nosed snub-nosed sharp-nosed tube-nosed