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nose

/nəʊz/
/noʊz/

noun
verb
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. (Example: She has a cold in the nose.)
A snout, the nose of an animal.
The tip of an object. (Example: the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane)
The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race. (Example: Red Rum only won by a nose.)
A perfumer.
The power of smelling.
Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
The skill in recognising bouquet. (Example: It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose.)
(by extension) Skill at finding information. (Example: A successful reporter has a nose for news.)
A downward projection from a cornice.
An informer.
To move cautiously by advancing its front end. (Example: The ship nosed through the minefield.)
To snoop. (Example: She was nosing around other people’s business.)
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang. (Example: to nose a prayer)
To furnish with a nose. (Example: to nose a stair tread)
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
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