nosed

adjective

ˈnōzd 

: having a nose especially of a specified kind

—usually used in combination

snub-nosed

Examples of nosed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026

In North America, female lesser long-nosed bats migrate from south-central Mexico up to the southwestern United States in the spring. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 June 2026

Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

There’s the yellow, blue-nosed beaver Norb (Nick Bakay) — witty, sophisticated, sarcastic, and opinionated. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing nosed

• bottle-nosed dolphin
• hard-nosed
• sharp-nosed
• short-nosed cattle louse
• shovel-nosed
• snub-nosed
• star-nosed mole
• toffee-nosed

Rhymes for nosed

• apposed
• bulldozed
• composed
• deposed
• disclosed
• disposed
• enclosed
• exposed
• foreclosed
• imposed
• inclosed
• opposed