nozzle

Meaning

1. A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
2. A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
3. The nose of an animal; muzzle.
4. The part of an earbud that accommodates eartips.

Synonyms

spout

snout

beak

nose

👃

mouthpiece

jet

mouth

atomizer

honker

snoot

hooter

neb

muzzle

schnozzle

bill

nosepiece

pipe

point

schnoz

spigot

tube

water cannon

hose nozzle

nose-piece

nib

nitwit

noddy

duct

cutting nozzle

numskull

oaf

opening

orifice

outfall

outlet

pecker

effuser

pipeline

plug

jet nipple

rod

rostrum

hose end

conk

sleeve

smoking pipe

conduit

canal

socket

branch pipe

Translations

Düse

tobera

ugello

bec

boquilla

στόμιο

pijp

boccaglio

ajutage

inyector

Tülle

buse

becco

bocal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɒzəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: noselle

In summary

From Middle English noselle, equivalent to nose + -le (diminutive suffix).