nose

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q7363}}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. {{lb|en|horse racing}} The [[length]] of a [[horse|horse’s]] nose, used to indicate the [[distance]] between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
6. {{lb|en|perfumery}} A [[perfumer]].
7. The sense of smell.
8. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} [[bouquet|Bouquet]], the smell of something, especially wine.
9. The [[skill]] in recognising bouquet.
10. {{lb|en|by extension}} Skill at finding information.
11. {{lb|en|idiomatic|also followed by {{m|en|around}} or {{m|en|about}}}} The action of nosing, in the sense ''to [[snoop]]''
12. {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[downward]] [[projection]] from a [[cornice]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] [[cautiously]] by advancing its front end.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|idiomatic|also followed by {{m|en|around}} or {{m|en|about}}, in which case|ambitransitive}} To [[snoop]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[detect]] by [[smell]] or [[as if]] by smell.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[push]] with one's nose; to [[nuzzle]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[defeat]] (as in a [[race]] or other [[contest]]) by a [[narrow]] [[margin]]; sometimes with ''out''.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To utter in a [[nasal]] manner; to pronounce with a nasal [[twang]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To furnish with a nose.
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[confront]]; be closely face to face or opposite to.
9. {{lb|en|intransitive|aviation}} To [[dive]] down in a steep angle; to [[nosedive]]
10. {{lb|en|intransitive|aviation|nautical}} To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.

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