Definition of "nose" in Anglais

Noun

1. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

   • She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes.

2. A snout, the nose of an animal.

3. The tip of an object.

   • the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane

4. The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.

5. The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

   • Red Rum only won by a nose.

6. A perfumer.

7. The sense of smell.

8. Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.

9. The skill in recognising bouquet.

   • It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose.

10. Skill at finding information.

    • A successful reporter has a nose for news.

11. The action of nosing, in the sense to snoop

    • They had a nose around the abandoned property.

12. A downward projection from a cornice.

13. An informer.

Verb

1. To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

   • The ship nosed through the minefield.

2. To snoop.

   • She was nosing around other people’s business.

3. To detect by smell or as if by smell.

4. To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

5. To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.

6. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.

   • to nose a prayer

7. To furnish with a nose.

   • to nose a stair tread

8. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

9. To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive

10. To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.

    • The plane is nosing up!
    • We have to get it nosing down.