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1.nounA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell."She has a cold in the nose."
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 power of smelling.
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.noun(by extension) Skill at finding information."A successful reporter has a nose for news."
11.nounA downward projection from a cornice.
12.nounAn informer.
13.verbTo move cautiously by advancing its front end."The ship nosed through the minefield."
14.verbTo snoop."She was nosing around other people’s business."
15.verbTo detect by smell or as if by smell.
16.verbTo push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
17.verbTo defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
18.verbTo utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang."to nose a prayer"
19.verbTo furnish with a nose."to nose a stair tread"
20.verbTo confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.