nose

Noun

• a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

• a natural skill
  • he has a nose for good deals
    

• the sense of smell (especially in animals)
  • the hound has a good nose
    

• a symbol of inquisitiveness
  • keep your nose out of it
    

• a small distance
  • my horse lost the race by a nose
    

• the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
  • he ducked under the nose of the gun
    

• a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
  • the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry
    

• the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
  • he has a cold in the nose
    

Verb

• defeat by a narrow margin

• rub noses

• push or move with the nose

• catch the scent of; get wind of
  • The dog nosed out the drugs
    

• advance the forward part of with caution
  • She nosed the car into the left lane
    

• search or inquire in a meddlesome way
  • This guy is always nosing around the office
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  nozzle , olfactory organ , nuzzle , scent , wind , intrude , horn in , pry , poke