1. 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 organ, beak [informal], honker [informal], hooter [informal], nozzle [informal], snoot [informal], snout [informal], schnozzle [informal], schnoz [informal], conk [Brit, informal]
    
2. The sense of smell (especially in animals)
   "the hound has a good nose"
    
3. A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
   "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
    
4. The front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
   "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
    
5. A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
   "The nose of the fuel pump fit snugly into the car's tank";
   - nozzle
    
6. A small distance
   "my horse lost the race by a nose"
    
7. A symbol of inquisitiveness
   "keep your nose out of it"
    
8. A natural skill
   "he has a nose for good deals"

1. Catch the scent of; get wind of
   "The dog nosed out the drugs";
   - scent, wind
    
2. Push or move with the nose
   "The dog nosed the ball across the floor"
    
3. Inquire, listen or interfere uninvited in a meddlesome way
   "This guy is always nosing around the office";
   - intrude, horn in [informal], pry, poke
    
4. Advance the forward part of with caution
   "She nosed the car into the left lane"
    
5. Rub noses
   "The child nosed her mother's cheek";
   - nuzzle
    
6. Defeat by a narrow margin
   "The favourite nosed out the challenger at the finish line"

Sounds like: non, nose, know

Derived forms: nosing, nosed, noses

See also: scent out

Type of: advance, bring forward, caress, chemoreceptor, defeat, fondle, force, front, get the better of, look, olfaction, olfactory modality, overcome, push, science, search, sense of smell, skill, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, smell, spout, symbol

Part of: aircraft, face, gas burner, gas jet, human face, missile, oilcan, sprinkler system, upper respiratory tract

Encyclopedia: Nose, Osaka