nose

n

1. neb, nib, bill, pecker, All Sl. beak, snoot, schnozz, schnozzle, schnozzola; snout, muzzle, Sl. nozzle, Facetious. proboscis, trunk, Entomol. antlia; nostrils, nasal passage or cavity, breather, air hole, spiracle, blow hole; sniffer, olfactory organ, olfactories, Sl. smeller; sense of smell, olfactory sense.

2. percipience, perception, keen sense, insight, eye; instinct, sixth sense, feel, gift or aptitude for discovering or detecting.

3. prow, Naut., Aeron. bow, stem, ram, rostrum; forward end, fore, front, point, tip, extremity; projection, protrusion, promontory, Geol. bill.

4. bouquet, aroma, essence, fragrance, perfume; smell, scent, odor, odoriferousness, redolence, savor.

5. by a nose

Slang. by a narrow or slim margin, narrowly, by a hair's breadth, by the skin of one's teeth, by a whisker; barely, just, only.

6. on the nose

Slang. a. precisely, exactly, perfectly, just right, just so, to a hair, to the letter, to a T or tee.b. on the dot, on the button, on the money, on target, Inf. on the mark; promptly, on time.

v

7. smell, sniff, get or catch a whiff of, perceive, detect; smell out or around, sniff out or around, follow a scent, search for, seek out.

8.(all with the nose) push, shove, move forward or along; nuzzle, rub, snuggle, touch.

9.Often nose out

beat or defeat by a narrow margin, just beat, win by a nose or a hair's breadth or the skin of one's teeth; edge out, squeak by.

10.Often nose into or about

pry, snoop, prowl, peek, peep, peer, look, stare, gape, gaze; inquire, ask, break in, interrupt, horn in, butt in, Inf. kibitz; meddle, interfere, intervene, intrude.