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Definition: Meaning of, nose in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nəʊz /

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nose noses
  1. on your face [countable] the part of a person's or animal's face used for smelling or breathing [↪  nasal, nostril]
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  2. (right) under somebody's nose if something bad or illegal happens under someone's nose, they do not notice it even though it is happening very close to them and they should have noticed it
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  3. (right) under somebody's nose if something is right under someone's nose, they cannot see it even though it is very close to them
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  4. stick/poke your nose into something to become involved in something that does not concern you, in a way that annoys people [↪  nosy]
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  5. keep your nose out (of something) spoken to avoid becoming involved in something that does not concern you
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  6. turn your nose up (at something) informal to refuse to accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you
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  7. with your nose in the air behaving as if you are more important than other people and not talking to them
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  8. have a (good) nose for something to be naturally good at finding and recognizing something
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  9. get (right) up somebody's nose British English spoken to annoy someone very much
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  10. keep your nose clean spoken to make sure you do not get into trouble, or do anything wrong or illegal
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  11. on the nose American English spoken exactly
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  12. keep your nose to the grindstone informal to work very hard, without stopping to rest
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  13. have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper to be reading a book etc, especially with a lot of interest
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  14. by a nose if a horse wins a race by a nose, it only just wins
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  15. have a nose around British English spoken to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there
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  16. put somebody's nose out of joint informal to annoy someone, especially by attracting everyone's attention away from them
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  17. nose to tail especially British English cars, buses etc that are nose to tail are in a line without much space between them
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  18. plane [countable] the pointed front end of a plane, ROCKET etc
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  19. smell [singular] the smell of a wine or tobacco [=  bouquet]
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
nose nosed nosed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
nosing noses
  1. [always + adv/prep I, T] if a vehicle, boat etc noses forward, or if you nose it forward, it moves forward slowly [=  edge]
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nose used in phrases

  • Red Nose Day
    1. a day every year on which a lot of money is collected in Britain for people who need help in the UK and other countries. Red Nose Day is organized by the CHARITY organization COMIC RELIEF, and people often wear plastic red noses or put them on the front of their cars to show their support.
  • Roman nose (noun)
    1. a nose that curves out near the top
  • brandy nose (noun)
    1. enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  • brown-nose (verb)
    1. informal to try to make someone in authority like you by being very nice to them - used in order to show disapproval
  • bull nose (noun)
    1. a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
  • copper nose (noun)
    1. enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  • ear-nose-and-throat doctor (noun)
    1. a specialist in the disorders of the ear, nose or throat
  • hammer nose (noun)
    1. enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  • hawk nose (noun)
    1. a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk
  • keep one's nose to the grindstone (verb)
    1. work doggedly or persistently
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nose used in phrasal verbs

  • nose around (phrasal verb)
    1. nose around/about something to try to find out information about someone or something
  • nose into (phrasal verb)
    1. nose into something to try to find out information about something
  • nose out (phrasal verb)
    1. to find out information, especially something that someone does not want you to know
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