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nozzle

nozzle

4 7.9
A person's nose that is large or easy to see
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːzl/
  • Slang
translation icon : trompa (informal)
  • He brought the sweeper to a halt and directed his attention to the nozzles.

Examples

  • - Let me see your nozzle.

  • Everyone laughed at her funny expression, especially her big nozzle.

  • Hey, here, grab the nozzle.

  • Yeah, your nozzle's bent.

  • I lift the spray nozzle to my nose, and the spicy, erotic scent that Benton Wesley loved fills my eyes with tears, and my heart feels as if it will fatally fly out of rhythm.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • When he smiled, his large nozzle was quite noticeable.

  • He remarked that the clown had the biggest nozzle he had ever seen.

Synonyms

hooter
vsnozzle
  • Slang
12 8.7

A casual, funny word for a person's nose

focuses more on large or prominent noses rather than neutral mentions
beak
vsnozzle
  • UK
7 8.0

A person's nose that is large or stands out

is the same informal sense but presented here as the main label
snout
vsnozzle
  • Informal
5 7.0

A human nose that is often large or noticeable

is the same informal sense but listed here as the main choice
schnoz
vsnozzle
  • Informal
4 9.9

A large, noticeable nose people call jokingly

is the same meaning but used here as the primary informal entry
honker
vsnozzle
  • Informal
2 8.6

A large nose that is easy to notice

has identical informal meaning but is another slang label here
snoot
vsnozzle
  • Informal
1 8.9

A person's nose

emphasizes large or prominent noses rather than neutral casual reference
proboscis
vsnozzle
  • Informal
1 9.5

A human nose that is large and easy to notice

is a plain informal label rather than a figurative or literary choice
schnozzle
vsnozzle
  • Informal
1 9.9

An informal word for a large or noticeable nose

is the same sense while differing only as a casual sound variant

How Prominent

proboscis
  • Informal
1 9.5
schnoz
  • Informal
4 9.9
nozzle
  • Slang
4 7.9
nose
1.0

Surface Forms

nozzle singular
nozzles plural

Etymology

Nozzle was also used as a joking name for the nose because it comes from nose plus -le, meaning a 'little nose'. So calling someone's nozzle is like calling their nose a small 'snout', which explains the informal use.