nose

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Betekenis (Engels)

1. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
2. A snout, the nose of an animal.
3. The tip of an object.
4. The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
5. The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
6. A perfumer.
7. The sense of smell.
8. Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
9. The skill in recognising bouquet.
10. Skill at finding information.
11. A downward projection from a cornice.
12. (slang) An informer.

neus

neuslengte

verklikker

speurzin

sense of smell

organ of smell

bridge of nose

under one’s nose

blow one’s nose

and throat

nasal organ

olfactory modality

ram head

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[nəʊ̯z]

From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”). See also Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noas, Dutch neus, Swedish nos, Norwegian nos (“snout”), German Low German Nees, Nes, Näs, German Nase, Swedish näsa, Norwegian nese, Danish næse (“nose”); also Latin nāris (“nostril”), nāsus (“nose”), Lithuanian nósis, Russian нос (nos), Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā, “nostrils”).