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Noun nose has 7 senses
- nose, olfactory organ - 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"
--1 is a kind of chemoreceptor
--1 is a part of face, human face; upper respiratory tract
--1 has parts:
--1 has particulars: | snout, neb; snout, rostrum; beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz; conk; hawk nose; proboscis; pug nose; Roman nose, hooknose |
- nose - a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
--2 is a kind of front
--2 is a part of aircraft; missile
- nose - the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
--3 is a kind of front
- nose - a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
--4 is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
- nose - the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
--5 is a kind of smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
- nose - a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
--6 is a kind of skill, science
- nozzle, nose - a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
--7 is a kind of spout
--7 is a part of oilcan; sprinkler system; gas burner, gas jet
--7 has particulars: showerhead
Verb nose has 6 senses
- pry, nose, poke - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
--1 is one way to search, look
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- nose - advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
--2 is one way to advance, bring forward
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- scent, nose, wind - catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
--3 is one way to smell
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- nose - push or move with the nose
--4 is one way to push, force
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- nuzzle, nose - rub noses
--5 is one way to caress
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- nose - defeat by a narrow margin
--6 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to nose his opponent
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