nose
noun
[ nəʊz ]
• the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.
• "he slowly breathed out the air through his nose"
Similar:
snout,
muzzle,
proboscis,
trunk,
beak,
conk,
snoot,
schnozzle,
hooter,
sniffer,
snitch,
neb,
bracket,
bugle,
• the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle.
• "the plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway"
• an act of looking around or prying.
• "she wanted a good nose round the house"
nose
verb
• (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.
• "the pony nosed at the straw"
• look around or pry into something.
• "I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house"
Similar:
pry,
inquire impertinently,
be inquisitive,
inquire,
be curious,
poke about,
poke around,
mind someone else's business,
be a busybody,
stick/poke one's nose in,
interfere (in),
meddle (in),
intrude (on),
be nosy (about),
nosy,
snoop,
stickybeak,
investigate,
explore,
ferret (about) in,
ferret (around) in,
rummage in,
search,
delve into,
peer into,
prowl around,
have a good look at,
snoop about,
snoop round,
snoop around,
• (of a vehicle) move cautiously forward.
• "he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space"
Similar:
move slowly,
ease,
inch,
edge,
move,
manoeuvre,
steer,
slip,
squeeze,
slide,
guide,
push,
tuck,
Origin:
Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā ; also to ness.
