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the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
- with that nose, the baby sure looks like his father
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to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
- a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business
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3
to move slowly
- the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while
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