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Look up: nose

  1. Nose
    The nose is an animal's organ of smell.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Nose
    Nose is slang for cocaine.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Nose
    A wine`s aroma; a 'good nose' is desirable, while an 'off-nose,' meaning the aroma is defective or offensive, is not.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  4. Nose
    The smell of the wine; it may have a good nose or an off-nose, meaning defective odors.
    Found on http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi

  5. Nose
    Aroma. When used as a verb, means to sample the aroma.
    Found on http://www.mcgees.org/popupmaltglossary.

  6. nose
    [n] - the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon 2. [n] - a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft) 3. [n] - a small distance 4. [n] - the sense of smell (especially in animals) 5. [n] - a natural skill 6. [n] - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract 7. [v] - advance the forward part of with caution 8. [v] - push or move with the nose 9. [v] - defeat by a narrow margin
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Nose
    We speak about the nose when we are talking about a wine's bouquet.
    Found on http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/livingro

  8. Nose
    A tasting term for the aroma or bouquet of a wine.
    Found on http://www.winedirect.co.uk/winecompanio

  9. Nose
    The extending front edge of a staircase step.
    Found on http://www.selfbuildabc.co.uk/self-build

  10. Nose
    The extending front edge of a staircase step.
    Found on http://selfbuildhome.net/self-build-glos

  11. Nose
    Nose: The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, clean, and humidify the air you breath. In addition, it helps you to smell and taste. A normal person will produce about two quarts of fluid each day (mucus), which aids in keeping the respiratory tract clean and moist. Tiny microscopic hairs (cilia) line the s ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  12. nose
    a) the end of a log, rounded-off so as to facilitate dragging; b) the turned-up fore-end of a log sledge runner Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • the bouquet and aroma of a wine.A wine has a good nose when it is well developed Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • upper opening in a converter throug...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  13. Nose
    Nose transitive verb 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/34

  14. Nose
    Nose intransitive verb To push or move with the nose or front forward. « A train of cable cars came nosing along.» Hamlin Garland.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/34

  15. Nose
    Nose noun [ Anglo-Saxon nosu ; akin to Dutch neus , German nase , Old High German nasa , Icelandic nös , Swedish näsa , Danish näse , Lithuanian nosis , Russian nos' , Latin nasus , nares , Sanskrit nāsā , nās . ... Confer Nasal , Nasturtium , Naze , Nost ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/34

  16. Nose
    Nose transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Nosed ; present participle & verbal noun 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.&# ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/34

  17. Nose
    Nose (nōz) intransitive verb 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon. 2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/34

  18. nose
    1. <anatomy> 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 ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  19. nose
    olfactory organ noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  20. nose
    noun a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); `the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  21. nose
    noun the sense of smell (especially in animals); `the hound has a good nose`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  22. nose
    noun a symbol of inquisitiveness; `keep your nose out of it`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  23. nose
    noun a small distance; `my horse lost the race by a nose`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  24. nose
    verb catch the scent of; get wind of; `The dog nosed out the drugs`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  25. Nose
    Anatomically, a `nose` is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. In most humans, it also houses the nosehairs, which catch airborne particles and prevent them from reaching the lungs. Within and behind the nose is the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose


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