Nose

n.	1.
	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 (Zool.) 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 a person who is pliant and easily influenced. Nose piece the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. - Massinger To hold 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. To put one's nose out of joint to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. - Shak. To thrust one's nose into to meddle officiously in. To wipe one's nose of to deprive of; to rob. on the nose a - exactly, accurately. b - (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or to show.
v. t.	1.	To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. [imp. & p. p. Nosed (nōzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing.]
	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.
	4.	To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
	5.	To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
	6.	To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
	7.	To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the station;
	8.	(Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose.
v. i.	1.	To push or move with the nose or front forward. A train of cable cars came nosing along. - Hamlin Garland.
	1.	To smell; to sniff; to scent.
	2.	To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to nose around.

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

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