hammer nose
- noun
- /ˈhæmər noʊz/
- Specialized
:
nariz de martillo
- The doctor diagnosed him with hammer nose after noticing the redness and swelling.
Examples
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Chronic alcohol abuse can result in the development of hammer nose.
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He developed a hammer nose after years of drinking heavily.
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People with hammer nose may also experience social discomfort due to its appearance.
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Many people associate hammer noses with heavy drinkers.
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Chronic alcohol abuse can lead to a condition known as hammer nose, characterized by redness and swollen blood vessels.
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People with hammer nose often feel self-conscious about their appearance as it can signify excessive drinking.
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The doctor explained that hammer nose is typically a result of long-term alcohol consumption, marked by an enlarged nose and prominent veins.
Synonyms
A very large round nose with thick red skin and visible blood vessels
A skin problem that makes the nose thick, red, and swollen with small red lines
A large red round nose with small red lines from blood vessels
A large red nose with visible small blood vessels often caused by heavy drinking
A nose that becomes large and red with visible veins from long heavy drinking
A red, swollen nose with small veins you can see after long heavy drinking
A red, swollen nose with small red veins, often linked to heavy drinking
A red, swollen nose with small broken veins, often from heavy drinking
Surface Forms
Morphology
hammer + nose
The phrase evokes a shape-based comparison (a nose like a hammer), so there is some compositional cue from the constituents that a learner could use. However, the detailed medical meaning (enlargement, dilated follicles, prominent blood vessels) and its association with heavy alcohol use are specialized, not predictable from 'hammer' + 'nose', so a B1 learner would not fully derive the intended clinical sense.
Etymology
The name hammer nose may come from the way a swollen, red nose looks like the rounded head of a hammer. Because this change is often seen after 'drinking too much', the name now means that enlarged, red nose.
