nose

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Meaning

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.

snout

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

Frequency

Pronounced as (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”).