nose
Pronunciation:
/nəʊz//noʊz/noun
Definitions
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
Example: She has a cold in the nose.
A snout, the nose of an animal.
The tip of an object.
Example: the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane
The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
verb
Definitions
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
Example: The ship nosed through the minefield.
To snoop.
Example: She was nosing around other people’s business.
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.