nose

/noʊz/ verbnoun
4 letters1 syllable4 points in Scrabble®5 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS14
VERB
1

Catch the scent of; get wind of.

“The dog nosed out the drugs”

2

Defeat by a narrow margin.

3

Push or move with the nose.

4

Rub noses.

5

Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.

6

Advance the forward part of with caution.

“She nosed the car into the left lane”

NOUN
1

A symbol of inquisitiveness.

“keep your nose out of it”

2

The front or forward projection of a tool or weapon.

“he ducked under the nose of the gun”

3

The sense of smell (especially in animals).

“the hound has a good nose”

4

A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged.

5

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”

6

A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft).

“the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry”

7

A natural skill.

“he has a nose for good deals”

8

A small distance.

“my horse lost the race by a nose”

WORD FORMS
Related formnosy
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Pig Latinosenay
Starts & ends withN … E
Syllablesnose
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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