Definitionen
1.NounA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell."She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes."
2.NounA snout, the nose of an animal.
3.NounThe tip of an object."the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane"
4.NounThe bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
5.NounThe length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race."Red Rum only won by a nose."
6.NounA perfumer.
7.NounThe sense of smell.
8.NounBouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
9.NounThe skill in recognising bouquet."It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose."
10.NounSkill at finding information."A successful tabloid reporter has a nose for gossip."
11.NounThe action of nosing, in the sense to snoop"They had a nose around the abandoned property."
12.NounA downward projection from a cornice.
13.NounAn informer.
14.VerbTo move cautiously by advancing its front end."The ship nosed through the minefield."
15.VerbTo snoop."She was nosing around other people’s business."
16.VerbTo detect by smell or as if by smell.
17.VerbTo push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
18.VerbTo defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
19.VerbTo utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang."to nose a prayer"
20.VerbTo furnish with a nose."to nose a stair tread"
21.VerbTo confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
22.VerbTo dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
23.VerbTo travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction."The plane is nosing up!; We have to get it nosing down."