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nose

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nose (noun)
  2. nose (verb)
  3. nose-dive (verb)
  4. nose out (verb)
  5. follow (verb)
  6. thumb (verb)
  7. turn up (verb)
  8. pay (verb)
  9. rub (verb)
  10. keep (verb)
  11. keep (verb)
  12. keep (verb)
  13. look (verb)
  14. look (verb)
  15. look (verb)
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nose

noun

Definition of NOSE

1
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity <with that nose, the baby sure looks like his father>
Synonyms beak, conk [chiefly British slang], honker [slang], neb, nozzle [slang], proboscis, schnoz (or schnozz) [slang], schnozzle [slang], smeller, snoot, snout
Related Words pug, pugnose
2
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow <bent the wire around the nose of the pliers>
Synonyms apex, cusp, end, nib, nose, pike, tip

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