nose
- noun
- /noʊz/
- Just then, Casimir's nose picked up the sweet smell of prey a mile or so distant.
They use their nose primarily to travel through the forest.
- They use their nose primarily to travel through the forest.
- I, I'm the person who smells Parkinson's or known as the nose to diagnose.
- Well, you know, if I fart through underwear, the fart molecules still reach your nose.
Examples
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Your feet are meant to run and your nose is meant to smell.
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A dog's nose is unbelievably sensitive, capable of taking in a wide variety of smells.
Academic text (2017) -
Try to breathe through your nose.
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A blind pig must use its nose.
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In a new place, I could never fall asleep until my nose had identified all the new smells.
Fiction book (1993) -
I have a nose for smelling parties in progress.
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They use their nose primarily to travel through the forest.
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If the matriarch's nose is right, her herd should expect a response.
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Instead, she wrinkles her nose at the stench in the air.
Fiction book (1993) -
The dog used its nose to find the missing toys in the backyard.
Synonyms
The ability to notice and recognize scents with the nose
The ability to notice and tell scents apart with the nose
The sense that lets you smell and tell smells apart
The sense that lets people smell and tell different scents apart
The ability to notice and recognize smells with your nose
A feeling you have when you smell something
A very strong sense of smell that notices faint scents
Idioms
- Informal
To show open disrespect by refusing to follow rules or customs
- Informal
To work hard for a long time on a difficult task without stopping
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
Compounds
- Specialized
The pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or plane that protects important parts and reduces air resistance during flight
A sudden steep fall that often happens to a plane with its front pointing down or to prices
- Specialized
An enlarged red nose with visible blood vessels that often comes from heavy drinking
- Archaic
A nose that becomes large and red with visible veins from long heavy drinking
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nose comes from the old word nosu for the face part that smells, so it naturally grew to mean the sense of smell too. That's why people say an animal has a good nose when it can smell well.