nose

CEFRA1

[nəʊ̯z]

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The part of the face used for smelling and breathing.

  2. 02

    verb

    To move or search slowly and carefully.

Examples

  • His wife leads him by the nose.

  • If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [nəwz]
  • [noːz]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A snout, the nose of an animal.

  2. The tip of an object.

  3. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

More examples

In context

  • She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose.

  • Red Rum only won by a nose.

  • She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”). See also Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noas, Dutch neus, Swedish nos, Norwegian nos (“snout”), Low German Nääs, German Nase, Swedish näsa, Norwegian nese, Danish næse (“nose”); also Latin nāris (“nostril”), nāsus (“nose”), Lithuanian nósis, Russian нос (nos), Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā, “nostrils”).