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noun

ˈnōz How to pronounce nose (audio)
Definition of nosenext
1
as in snout
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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2
as in tip
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow bent the wire around the nose of the pliers

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nose

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verb

1
as in to sniff
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose could nose the garbage from across the street

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2
as in to interfere
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
as in to drag
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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Recent Examples of nose
Noun
Farhood’s surgeon ended up needing to harvest a small piece of cartilage from her rib to help restructure the shape because there wasn’t enough healthy cartilage left in her nose. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 This is a sport in which bodies get crunched, ears, noses and faces get peppered, and matches can be won by an anaconda choke or a guillotine choke. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Verb
The plane went down, apparently nose first, about 14 miles northwest of Miami International. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 The scents were nosed by Lyn Harris and developed via Robertet, and the bottles — inspired by 19th century Chinese snuff bottles — feature porcelain caps designed by Jonathan Yamakami. — James Manso, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose
  1. snout
  2. tip
  3. sniff
  4. interfere
  5. drag
  6. end
  7. smell
  8. mess
Noun
  • Shirah sports her own purple bike, adorned with a piggy snout in front and a tail in back to match her ears, an idea her father came up with to easily find his children in a swarm of tens of thousands of riders.
    — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 21 July 2026
  • Their long, droopy tails would likely pull them downward and send their snouts bobbing up.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of snout
Noun
  • Insider tip All of the yurts and tents have jawdropping views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • The resort is at the northern tip of Wrightsville Beach, which is a 130-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Definition of tip
Verb
  • The plot involves Brian trying to get out of an emotional and psychological rut by volunteering to be a drug-sniffing dog for the local police force.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • The bear spent several moments sniffing around the office and wandering through the building before returning to the entrance, pushing the door open again and leaving on its own.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of sniff
Verb
  • In her role as well as elsewhere, Kalle downplays the explicit homophobia that might have rendered this a more simplistic allegory, making Asla less a figure of interfering jealousy than a woman who simply doesn’t want to be abandoned yet again.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • Marina interfered again and delivered a stiff punch to the midsection of Matt.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
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  • Oil prices got back to jumping on Wednesday, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Iran war could drag on for months The US-Iran war will likely drag on for months, analysts predicted, as new strikes disrupted a tenuous pause and the conflict widened.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of drag
Noun
  • According to the company’s launch announcement, GoMining introduced GoBTC Pay, a Bitcoin payment protocol that uses its own mining pool to prioritize transaction confirmation and targets 12-hour final on-chain settlement by the end of 2026.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The policy’s cost to the state has ballooned into the billions as the industry grows and evolves, prompting some state officials to call for an end to the tax break.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of end
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  • The attorney questioned whether a person would be able to smell alcohol at the same time that wind generated by 18-wheelers and other vehicles whipping by on the highway was blowing, as was occurring during the officer’s time with Hampton.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • This routine prevents stagnant water smells, hard water stains, and mineral buildup that can occur even in a toilet that hasn’t been used in a while.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
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Verb
  • In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
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