Definitions for "NOSE"
Keywords:  bouquet, aroma, smell, scent, taster
The extreme outpost of the face. From the circumstance that great conquerors have great noses, Getius, whose writings antedate the age of humor, calls the nose the organ of quell. It has been observed that one's nose is never so happy as when thrust into the affairs of others, from which some physiologists have drawn the inference that the nose is devoid of the sense of smell. There's a man with a Nose, And wherever he goes The people run from him and shout: "No cotton have we For our ears if so be He blow that interminous snout!" So the lawyers applied For injunction. "Denied," Said the Judge: "the defendant prefixion, Whate'er it portend, Appears to transcend The bounds of this court's jurisdiction." Arpad Singiny
The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
The power of smelling; hence, scent.
A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.
To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the station;
To push or move with the nose or front forward.
the sensation of vapors released from brewed coffee as they are exhaled by the movement of the larynx while swallowing (Lingle 30).
The sensation of the vapors released from brewed coffee as they are exhaled during swallowing.
a person who creates fragrances
A "nose", or nez in French, is a person who mixes fragrance components to make perfume; another commonly used term is perfumer, or in French, parfumeur createur.
Keywords:  snout, pig, odor, anterior, extreme
also called the pig's snout; an area of breathing and odor collection
Snout (S) The extreme anterior portion of the body
Keywords:  nasal, tip, plasty, twang, rhinoplasty
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
The point or tip of a bullet.
The tip of the board, the closest end to the boat.
Keywords:  funny, creature, thing, looked, parts
a funny creature when looked at aside from other body parts
a funny thing
To dream of seeing your own nose is a sign that you have more friends than you think. Blowing your nose predicts a welcome decrease in obligations. A dream of a swollen nose augurs abundance and prosperity. A nosebleed is a warning of possible financial stress. A stuffed nose signifies hidden opposition. A cut or injured nose portends family troubles.
noun The part of the skateboard intended to be the forward end when riding.
advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
Forward end of crossbow; sometimes used to refer to assembly attaching lath to stock.
Keywords:  nosy, headpin, beak, hit, center
The beak; center of the headpin; a "nosy" hit is high on the headpin.
Keywords:  toe, club, wooden
The toe of a wooden club.
On a club, same as toe.
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
Used for various projections.
a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
Keywords:  buttress, see
see Buttress.
search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
Keywords:  tread, stair, furnish
To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
Keywords:  horse, race, roughly, smallest, lost
an informal unit of length, equal to roughly half the length of a horse's head, used in expressing the results of a horse race.
a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
smallest advantage a horse can win by.
Keywords:  keyway, horn, cylinder, rotates, lock
n. the part of a non-cylinder lock which contains the keyway and rotates within a horn
a line of handmade therapeutic quality aromatic plant remedies
To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
a strange shaped object, and is often best left to the imagination
Keywords:  pry, concern, officiously, around, one
To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to nose around.
Keywords:  chuck, screw, thread, held, male
The male screw thread on which work is held in a chuck.
Keywords:  rub
Keywords:  pet, fever, doesn't, tell, warm
A dry or warm nose doesn't give any indication about the health of your pet. A warm nose doesn't necessarily mean your pet has a fever. The only way to tell is to take his temperature.
Keywords:  beat, length
to beat by (the length of) a nose.
Keywords:  good, skill, deals, greater, natural
a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
a small price to pay in the service of a greater good
Keywords:  knows
The Nose Knows
Keywords:  rounded, edge, wood, member
Rounded edge on a wood member.