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  NOSE, n.  The extreme outpost of the face.  From the circumstance that
  great conquerors have great noses, Getius, whose writings antedate the
  age of humor, calls the nose the organ of quell.  It has been observed
  that one's nose is never so happy as when thrust into the affairs of
  others, from which some physiologists have drawn the inference that
  the nose is devoid of the sense of smell.
  
          There's a man with a Nose,
          And wherever he goes
      The people run from him and shout:
          "No cotton have we
          For our ears if so be
      He blow that interminous snout!"
  
          So the lawyers applied
          For injunction.  "Denied,"
      Said the Judge:  "the defendant prefixion,
          Whate'er it portend,
          Appears to transcend
      The bounds of this court's jurisdiction."
                                                           Arpad Singiny

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase,
     OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n["a]sa, Dan. n["a]se, Lith.
     nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s.
     [root]261. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril,
     Nozzle.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior
        extremity of the head containing the nostrils and
        olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril,
        and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We are not offended with a dog for a better nose
              than his master.                      --Collier.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a
        snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the
        nose of a teakettle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
        a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
  
     Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
  
     Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,
        before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
        at the beginning of the flattening process.
  
     Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
  
     Nose leaf (Zo["o]l.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of
        skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies
        greatly in size and form.
  
     Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily
        influenced. ``A nose of wax to be turned every way.''
        --Massinger
  
     Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
        end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
        attached.
  
     To hold one's nose to the grindstone, To put one's nose to
     the grindstone, or To bring one's nose to the grindstone.
        See under Grindstone.
  
     To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
        follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
        beast. --Shak.
  
     To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride,
        esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
        [Slang]
  
     To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
  
     To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
  
     on the nose,
        (a) exactly, accurately.
        (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or to
            show.
            [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Nose \Nose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nosed (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Nosing.]
     1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against;
        hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature
              . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its
              authority.                            --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal
        twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] --Cowley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     5. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     6. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     7. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train
        nosed its way into the station;
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     8. (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Hence,
        to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the
        form nose out.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Nose \Nose\, v. i.
     To push or move with the nose or front forward.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
           A train of cable cars came nosing along. --Hamlin
                                                    Garland.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), v. i.
     1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. --Audubon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to
        nose around.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Nose \Nose\, n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa,
     Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n["a]sa, Dan. n["a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ.
     nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. ? Cf.
     Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]
     1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior
        extremity of the head containing the nostrils and
        olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril,
        and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
  
     2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
  
              We are not offended with a dog for a better nose
              than his master.                      --Collier.
  
     3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a
        snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the
        nose of a teakettle.
  
     Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
        a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
  
     Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
  
     Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,
        before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
        at the beginning of the flattening process.
  
     Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
  
     Nose leaf (Zo["o]l.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of
        skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies
        greatly in size and form.
  
     Nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily
        influenced. ``A nose of wax to be turned every way.''
        --Massinger
  
     Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
        end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
        attached.
  
     To hold, put, or bring one's nose to the grindstone.
        See under Grindstone.
  
     To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
        follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
        beast. --Shak.
  
     To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride,
        esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
        [Slang]
  
     To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
  
     To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), v. i.
     1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. --Audubon.
  
     2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Nose \Nose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nosed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Nosing.]
     1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
  
     2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against;
        hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
  
              Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. --Tennyson.
  
              A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature
              . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its
              authority.                            --Burke.
  
     3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal
        twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] --Cowley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Nose \Nose\, v. t.
     1. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
  
     2. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
  
     3. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
  
     4. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train
        nosed its way into the statio; (Racing Slang) to beat by
        (the length of) a nose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Nose \Nose\, v. i.
     To push or move with the nose or front forward.
  
           A train of cable cars came nosing along. --Hamlin
                                                    Garland.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  nose
       n 1: the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract;
            the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals;
            "he has a cold in the nose" [syn: olfactory organ]
       2: a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of
          an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on
          reentry"
       3: the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he
          ducked under the nose of the gun"
       4: a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
       5: the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a
          good nose"
       6: a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
       7: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: nozzle]
       v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
            nosing around the office" [syn: pry, poke]
       2: advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car
          into the left lane"
       3: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
          drugs" [syn: scent, wind]
       4: push or move with the nose
       5: rub noses [syn: nuzzle]
       6: defeat by a narrow margin

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     Αγγλικά n.
     μύτη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     Japanese roman.
     (ja-romanization of: のせ)
     Lower Sorbian n.
     (inflection of dsb nos  nom//acc p)
     n.
     A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to
  breathe or smell.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To snoop.
     3 (lb en transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
     4 (lb en transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
     5 (lb en transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a
  narrow margin; sometimes with ''out''.
     6 (lb en transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a
  nasal twang.
     7 (lb en transitive) To furnish with a nose.
     8 (lb en transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite
  to.
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     (lb nn transitive) to sniff, (l en nose)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (lb nn transitive) to sniff, (l en nose)
     Old Frisian alt.
     #English
     Old Frisian n.
     #English
     Slovak n.
     (inflection of sk nos  loc s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     n.
     A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to
  breathe or smell.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To snoop.
     3 (lb en transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
     4 (lb en transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
     5 (lb en transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a
  narrow margin; sometimes with ''out''.
     6 (lb en transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a
  nasal twang.
     7 (lb en transitive) To furnish with a nose.
     8 (lb en transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite
  to.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     Lower Sorbian n.
     (inflection of dsb nos  nom//acc p)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (l en nose) (gloss: protrusion of the human face)
     2 beak, nose-shaped protrusion
     Middle English n.
     1 (l en nose) (gloss: protrusion of the human face)
     2 beak, nose-shaped protrusion
     Middle English n.
     (tlb enm rare Late ME) (l en noose)
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     (lb nn transitive) to sniff, (l en nose)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (lb nn transitive) to sniff, (l en nose)
     Old Frisian alt.
     #English
     Old Frisian n.
     #English
     Slovak n.
     (inflection of sk nos  loc s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     Lower Sorbian n.
     (inflection of dsb nos  nom//acc p)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (l en nose) (gloss: protrusion of the human face)
     2 beak, nose-shaped protrusion
     Middle English n.
     1 (l en nose) (gloss: protrusion of the human face)
     2 beak, nose-shaped protrusion
     Middle English n.
     (tlb enm rare Late ME) (l en noose)
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     (lb nn transitive) to sniff, (l en nose)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (lb nn transitive) to sniff, (l en nose)
     Old Frisian alt.
     #English
     Old Frisian n.
     #English

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     Englanti n.
     nenä

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]


  nose
     Anglisht n.
     hundë

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  n'ose
     Franska abbr.
     (tagg kat=sammandragsförkortningar språk=fr) ''sammandragsförkortning
  av'' ne#Franska och ose#Franska

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  nose
     Engelska n.
     (tagg anatomi språk=en) näsa

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  neus

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Nose /nˈəʊz/
  الأنف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  nose //noʊz// //nəʊz// 
  1. нос 2.
  protuberance on the face
   3.
  skill in recognising bouquet
  2. нос, муцу́на
  snout, nose of an animal
  3. нос, връх
  tip of an object

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  nos

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  příď

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  rypák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  špička

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  čenich

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/
  čumák

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/ 
  trwyn

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  nose /nˈəʊz/ 
  trwyno