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Definition of nose in English: nosenoun nəʊznoʊz 1The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling. he slowly breathed out the air through his nose he pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose the dog pressed his nose into the palm of my hand Example sentencesExamples - Nosebleeds in children usually occur in the front of the nose due to picking the nose or to sensitive nostril linings.
- The doctor took off my glasses and tapped my forehead above my nose.
- The same aging process can affect the skin of the forehead, particularly just above the nose.
- The nose and nostril openings also should be as symmetrical as possible.
- Breathing through the nose rather than the mouth helps keep the mouth washed by saliva.
- Occasionally a tube is put into the trachea through the nose or mouth to help with breathing.
- As air is inhaled, the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth warm and humidify the air before it enters the lungs.
- It held a piece of fabric above his nose and mouth to keep out the rising stench.
- It enters the body when air is breathed in through the mouth and nose and into the lungs.
- Her eyes saw, her ears heard, her nose smelt every animal in the forest form the elk and bear to the termite and the shrew.
- When he falls in deep water, the non-swimmer should lie flat on his back, let his head submerge and keep only his nose and mouth above the surface.
- Treatments may involve using a device to keep your airway open or undergoing a procedure to remove tissue from your nose, mouth or throat.
- Each of the sinusitis sufferers had characteristic thickening of the mucous membranes in their noses or sinuses.
- All other sounds are oral sounds and require that the space between the nose and the mouth be closed by the soft palate.
- Sinuses are lined with the same mucous membranes that line the nose and mouth.
- Keep your nasal passages clear by gently blowing your nose, one nostril at a time.
- Deep breathing through the nose and mouth is often involved when volatile substances are abused, not simply ‘sniffing’.
- The numeric values may be affected by whether the patient is breathing through the nose or mouth depending on the site of monitoring.
- Again, she tried to scream but one of the figures put a sickly smelling cloth on her nose and mouth and she began to feel tired.
- Liquid leaks out of the blood vessels, making the mucous membranes lining the nose and throat to swell, and stimulating nearby gland to produce mucus.
Synonyms snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk informal beak, conk, snoot, schnozzle, hooter, sniffer, snitch Scottish & Northern English informal neb informal, dated bracket North American informal, dated bugle - 1.1in singular The sense of smell, especially a dog's ability to track something by its scent.
Example sentencesExamples - It was a strong smell; she did not need to use any ability other than her nose to sense it.
- Just like the human nose, it can sense early on if something is smoldering or starting to burn.
- Aroma sensory stations offer guidance for untrained noses as guests sniff their way through a study of wine components.
- A strange musk disguised the Knights' scent from the keen nose of the werewolf.
- My nose senses that this is a murky, damp place, but with some semblance of warmth and the faint scent of cold food.
- The presence of the jungle was sensed through the nose.
- With that Lana made to leave and Terra's nose caught the scent of her soft perfume; lavender, roses, and chamomile.
- Her nose picked up the scent of blood, even before she saw the growing puddle in the dim light of the hold.
- Dog noses at best discern 20 or so explosive scents, but electronic detectors, at least in theory, can screen a far larger array.
- His nose picked up no scent of a living body, only that of blood, corpses, soot, and other chaos.
- Smart and easy to train, this breed has an excellent nose and wonderful staying power.
- The mouth is capable of making an overall assessment of a wine's texture, while the nose senses what we call its flavour.
- More dumped mail has been discovered in Bradford - thanks to the keen nose of a springer spaniel.
- The combination of the two consistencies and flavours is as delightful to the palate as the aroma is to the nose.
Synonyms sense of smell, olfactory sense - 1.2in singular An instinctive talent for detecting something.
he has a nose for a good script Example sentencesExamples - Soon after he had joined the army, Drake had shown both talent for combat and strategy as well as a nose for top information.
- McGowan, a wine buff who is scrupulously careful about what he invests in, has a nose for a bargain.
- Sykes has a nose for the ball and the talent to be a playmaker, but he sometimes gets caught out of position or lost in traffic.
- An adjoining room spoke of a man with a nose for aesthetics and simple comfort.
- While Cusk suspected a social conspiracy designed to keep women producing, Enright too has a nose for peer-group propaganda.
- Alan Furst has the eye for detail, a nose for the street, and an ear for the way desperate people actually talk.
- Strickland has range, a nose for the ball and the instincts to make a difference.
- Ronay has a nose for talent and was an early champion of Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc.
- He had a nose for poetic talent; indeed there was a current myth that Tambi only had to put his hands on a manuscript to know if the poems were any good or not.
- He was a wonderfully sweet-natured boy; quick-witted, willing, and had a nose for golf.
- A nose for news and excellent verbal and written skills are a must.
- If he has a feel for the zeitgeist of the television-watching public, he certainly has a nose for a good property investment.
- He has a nose for drama - and eccentrics - and his diversions on his wild quest make for thrilling reading.
- Police in Wiltshire have welcomed a new recruit to the force with a nose for solving crime.
- Yes, he's the heart and soul of the Pats' defense and a true playmaker who has incredible instincts and a nose for the ball.
- He is a hard-working, diligent professional with a nose for goal.
- It is a cliche and sounds pretentious and self-glorifying, but it is true that you can get a nose for danger.
- After studying stamps for years, Worley says you develop a nose for valuable ones.
- So if you are a budding entrepreneur with a nose for a good idea and think that you could capture the essence of, say, Leeds or Solihull in a bottle, now might be the time to give it a try.
- His co-author James also had a nose for the mystery.
Synonyms instinct, feeling, gift for discovering/detecting, sixth sense, intuition, insight, perception - 1.3 The aroma of a particular substance, especially wine.
the wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste white peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose Example sentencesExamples - In the glass it is a deep purple and black wine with a nose of small sweet berries.
- Aggressive raspberry and black cherry nose is followed by a ripe fruit and sweet oak palate, and a finish which is slightly stalky and green.
- An exotic Lebanese assemblage of Sauvignon and muscat, this crisp, complex wine has a nose of light apricot and white flowers.
- It reveals an aromatic nose and flavoursome, velvety-smooth palate of Darjeeling tea, freshly picked roses and black cherries.
- It delivers an aromatic nose of red fruits and nuts, and a smooth, nutty palate backed by a splash of acidity on the finish.
- Pineapple aromas overwhelm the nose and the palate harmonises these with toasty French oak.
- The nose lacks aroma, the palate is watery and the finish not memorable.
- A big-boned and racy Languedoc Syrah, it has a warm perfumed nose that hints of heather and dried spices.
- Primary raspberry fruit dominates the nose and palate, and the finish is tweaked with toasty oak.
- A lustrous dry wine, the nose exudes tinned apricot, the wash is a blend of nut, lime and very sweet ripe melon.
- An inky black liquid with a strong nose, the wine is packed with dense, concentrated fruit and silky smooth tannins.
- It has an attractive nose of raspberry, with a long savoury finish.
- It's a deep, dark wine with a great nose, prune and plum flavours with a hint of oak.
- A blockbuster wine, the nose of which is bursting with fruit.
- This is another reason on why one should appreciate the nose of a wine.
- This is a very convincing Cabernet-driven wine; the nose is light and youthfully sweet.
- The nose reveals zesty aromas that have you salivating before the liqueur has even passed your lips.
Synonyms smell, bouquet, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, odour
2The front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. the plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway Example sentencesExamples - This aspirin bottle was wedged against a rudder cable in the nose of the aircraft, behind the pilot's rudder pedals.
- He pulled the nose of his slow-moving aircraft up and over sharply.
- This time Junior makes a dramatic move to the inside of the track, pointing the nose of his Chevrolet nearly straight at the pit lane.
- Then the roll stopped and the nose of the plane started to level.
- We could see the lights of the coast directly off the nose of the aircraft.
- It has a small museum with a collection of memorabilia, including examples of a lot of the lively art which found its way onto aircraft noses.
- Special art was applied to the nose and the aircraft received the name California Boomerang.
- Witnesses saw the nose drop and the aircraft plunge to the ground.
- After Capt Hayes prompted Capt Mulloy multiple times, she finally pulled the power and lowered the nose of the aircraft.
- Then Redell pointed the aircraft's nose down the runway and accelerated ever so smoothly.
- To quell understeer, for example, the system slows the inside rear wheel slightly in order to pull the nose back toward the inside of a turn.
- According to the Ministry of Defence, which later confirmed the incident, the nose of one aircraft touched the wing of another.
- At the same time something dropped - guns probably - from the nose of the plane.
- He began his flare at 200 feet; however, the nose of the aircraft got a little too high.
- The accident damaged the propeller and both sets of landing gear at the nose and the rear of the plane.
- The nose undercarriage was sheared off and one blade of the propeller was bent back underneath the nose of the aircraft.
- Don't be afraid to use the rudder at the last second before touchdown to put the nose exactly in front of you.
- They could gain better access and a better angle if the nose of the aircraft was more level with the deck.
- The nose of our plane got shot up, and I was wounded in the arm and groin.
- Once the nose of the aircraft is over the edge, we would be out of the ejection envelope and would run the risk of ejecting into the water or the side of the carrier.
- A new helmet system allows the pilot to fire missiles at enemy craft by looking at them, rather than having to point the nose of the aircraft in the direction of the target.
Synonyms tip, nose cone bow, prow, front end British bonnet North American hood informal droop-snoot - 2.1 A projecting part of something.
Example sentencesExamples - Positioning the nose of the saddle downwards may relieve your initial discomfort but it may cause long term pain.
- If the nose of your saddle is brushing the back of your thighs, you are just right.
- For the steepest climbs, you need to be on intimate terms with the extreme nose of your saddle.
- For starters it keeps the nose of the saddle straight in situations where other shockers twist and shout.
- But they shouldn't be so short that the nose of the saddle rubs on bare skin.
3in singular An act of looking around or prying. she wanted a good nose round the house Example sentencesExamples - So it's no surprise that he might have a nose around the N-Gage as a possible platform to support.
- The company has just put the site up live, so if you click here you can have a nose around and see what you think.
- The dog clambered up onto the counter and stood there with a paw on each side of my bag and had a good old nose around.
- Much as I desperately wanted to have a nose around it, I didn't have the guts to fake enough of an interest to ring up the estate agent to arrange an appointment to view.
- Then have a good nose around looking for stolen goods.
- Its occupants were not present, giving the viewers the chance for a thorough nose around.
- In a spirit of festive spookery, I've been having a nose around the venerable story of the Campden Wonder.
- More and more independent fashion shops are getting into badges so have a nose around your favourites and see what they've got.
Synonyms search, look, prowl, ferret, poke, exploration, investigation - 3.1informal A police informer.
he knew that CID men are allowed to drink on duty as much of their time is spent with noses
verb nəʊznoʊz 1no object, with adverbial of place (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something. the pony nosed at the straw Example sentencesExamples - The bear will nose around you for a little bit but will eventually leave you alone.
- There's his amusing shot of the neighbourhood barber at work as the neighbourhood goat noses about.
- My sweatshirt had ridden up a little bit, exposing about two inches of skin, which was getting quite the tickling as she was nosing around and crawling over to my other side, so that now she is on the edge of my bed that is not up against a wall.
- The sight of a huge cinnamon bear nosing among the cans and bottles rewarded his effort.
- ‘It's very tough to make money on cattle these days,’ Ehrp says while driving past pens filled with fat steers nosing in the feed troughs.
- Cruickshank, the dachshund, nosed his way around the doorpost, between Katherine's ankles and curled up on a rumpled, moulting hearth-rug.
- Black nostrils twitched as the animal nosed over the tracks, then sauntered along the trail, head down, sniffing.
- He dropped his reins, and his horse began nosing about in the undergrowth for forage.
- Like the brush hideouts and tree houses of my youth, this will be a secure, cozy little cave with room for only one person and a couple of cats if they choose to come nosing around.
- Han snuck to the edge of a small clearing and saw the deer nosing about in the grass and leaves.
- There is even a shot of a suitably feral-looking dog nosing through ripped bin bags tossed onto the streets.
- Then, when two or three of the big brown rats snuck out to twitch and nose through the trash, he'd put his shotgun up to his shoulder and fire.
- I looked around the clearing to where our horses nosed together in the grass.
- Tiny Janine - named after the character in Eastenders - was nosing under the appliance when she got stuck.
- In fact, every single day, we have seen squirrels, young and old, scurrying up and down its magnificent branches, nosing around for food, or simply chasing each other for fun.
- Half a mile to the north, a scattered herd of fallow deer nosed at the snow-covered roots of wide-spaced, scraggly trees sprouting from the rubble of an ancient landslide.
- Cutecat likes to visit at all hours of the day and night, sneaking in through the back door to nose around, snuggle up and generally act cute.
Synonyms nuzzle, nudge, push, prod - 1.1with object Smell or sniff (something)
because of its strength, whisky is nosed rather than tasted Mario's gun dog nosed the carcass Example sentencesExamples - After pouring a finger of your chosen whisky, briefly nose the glass.
- You should nose it, taste it, add water, nose it again, taste it again.
- I nosed the glass with some apprehension because Abi and my parents - knowing how much I've disliked whisky in the past - were all watching me intently to see what I thought.
- She nosed the material curiously, ears pricking.
- A squirrel noses its way down a tree in the back yard.
- The bear proceeded rather deliberately to nose the hotel's telegraph key before walking out the front door into the night.
- The judges had to nose samples on a daily basis, assessing their character and quality to form bottlings for the different variants supplied to the market.
- Spunk leaped up onto her bed and nosed his way up to Amy's face, licking with such exuberance that was seen only in a puppy.
- ‘All right,’ she said, nosing the glass like a connoisseur.
2no object Look around or pry into something. I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house she's always nosing into my business Example sentencesExamples - How Clean Is Your House gave us yet another opportunity to nose around other people's abodes.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, and I won't go nosing into other people's lives anymore.
- I've been nosing around inside the 125-year-old building with its high ceilings, original windows and bumpy plaster.
- The police are soon nosing about, trying to figure out the mystery of several locals who've gone missing.
- This will stop Mrs Jones, your next door neighbour, who works as a cleaner in your local GPs, nosing into your health records and telling Mrs Smith, your other neighbour, about them.
- I can't even breathe in this country because everyone is crowding me and nosing into my affairs and slightest movements!
- What makes this really puzzling to most girls is the fact that they feel completely deserving of their parents' trust - but their parents are nosing around anyway.
- Tired of the young girl's glances, he decided to nose around the rest of the small town.
- Well, I just stumbled on the re-enactment as I was nosing around trying to find out what the book would be about.
- The kitchen came up with the same results, but once Carina finally started to nose around the bedroom, she found some things.
- There will be people nosing into what others own, what they do, and what their assets are, for nosy-parker reasons in total.
- With the pop-culture machine currently devouring everything even remotely surf-related, it might at first seem odd that Hollywood hasn't started nosing around Newport Beach.
- Somebody wants Officer Meikle to stop nosing around - and the sooner the better.
- I think I'll nose around a bit and see if there's any work for me.
- For good reasons, they don't want the headache of allowing a bunch of outsiders to nose around their network.
- No sounds had come from the kitchen, but he knew as etiquette it was not polite to nose around the host's house.
- Bears, birds and other animals don't seem to mind a quiet camera nosing in on their business.
- People are born to be curious and many of them are addicted to nosing around popular secrets, actually whatever might be sensational, because they are proud of learning the real story before others.
- Beyond the truly malicious, there are also your neighbors who may find your network by accident and enjoy nosing into your activities and using your Internet access at will, slowing down your network speed in the process.
- She hadn't seen her since Paris, maybe five years ago, maybe longer, and the last thing she needed was Arley nosing into her business now.
Synonyms pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive, enquire be curious, poke about/around, mind someone else's business, be a busybody, stick/poke one's nose in interfere (in), meddle (in), intrude (on) informal be nosy (about), nosy, snoop Australian/New Zealand informal stickybeak investigate, explore, ferret (about/around) in, rummage in, search, delve into, peer into, prowl around, have a good look at informal snoop about/around/round - 2.1with object Detect by diligent searching.
he nosed out the signs of trespass Example sentencesExamples - She opened her eyes and headed up King St, peering into cafes as she passed, twitching her nostrils like a sniffer dog, nosing out the secret stash of illicit nectar that would, of course, be the momentary answer to all her problems.
Synonyms detect, find, search out, discover, disclose, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, disinter, smell out, sniff out, follow the scent of, scent out, run to earth/ground
3no object, with adverbial of direction (of a vehicle) move cautiously forward. he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space Example sentencesExamples - The truck nosed over the ridge, and the heavy tires crunched across the icy ruts.
- Somehow, however, disaster would be averted; our ride car would nose upward.
- My car nosed under the guardrail and broke in half.
- With first gear engaged, and the second gearstick that controls the transfer box set to Low, the car noses down the sheer slope with amazing assurance.
- On the first day we moved around locally, nosing into small bays and coves, or calas as the locals call them.
- Meanwhile, crowds pack her restaurant, watching lilliputian fishing boats nosing into the breeze, fishermen working over their gear, seagulls white in the sun.
- In places, where low-hanging willows crowd either bank, we could almost be nosing upstream along a tributary of the Amazon, so enclosed is the water.
- Alex watched from the bridge's viewport as the ship nosed into the thickness of charged gas.
- Every Sunday the long-bowed, canvas-canopied church boat nosed from dock to dock gathering the faithful.
- Technically speaking, it gives a warden free rein to issue a ticket as soon as the car noses into the bay.
- As the boat nosed onto a sandy beach, we disembarked and walked up a short incline to Mingun.
- Suddenly, as we reflected quietly, there was a great grinding and grumbling then, nosing round a corner, came a famous big red London bus.
- And it was great fun, nosing up to little bays and trying to avoid rocks while working out where to drop your anchor.
- Mr Breen said Mr Kerry had no intention of depriving his employer of the van, and that he was nosing out of the car park when the accident happened.
- Our boat noses into the tidal marsh, and we spot nesting egrets and barking sea lions.
- It will fool you with just how well behaved it is, cruising quietly on B roads or nosing through the traffic.
Synonyms move slowly, ease, inch, edge, move, manoeuvre, steer, slip, squeeze, slide guide, push, tuck - 3.1 (of a competitor) manage to achieve a leading position by a small margin.
they nosed ahead by one point Example sentencesExamples - This week's first position was secured by Ken Goddard, a newish member of the seniors, who nosed ahead of John with a score of 40 points.
- Australian stand-off Julian O'Neill's penalty after 24 minutes nosed Wigan ahead after Craig Smith had been judged to have been held down in the tackle.
- Noone went over to edge ahead for the first time but Castleford nosed back in front when Hepworth grabbed a second try.
- In a photo finish Russia held on to first with Italy nosing ahead of Lithuania in the last 30 metres to take the second qualifying spot.
- The scores seemed to follow a certain pattern as Wicklow persistently nosed ahead and Mayo doggedly pulled them back.
- The Briton takes the second with a deft drop shot to nose ahead again.
- When second seed Vietnam nosed ahead of India ‘A’ at the finish, the home team had only itself to blame.
- At the finish line, Fulks nosed ahead for the win by just two-thousandths of a second.
- Faulkner even nosed marginally ahead, but Westbrook - from pole position - held the inside line and just got into Turn 1 ahead.
- Scotland Today now averages a 10% lead on BBC national news, also on at 6pm, and it has been nosing ahead of the BBC's Reporting Scotland in recent weeks.
- However, he still nosed briefly ahead of the Mercedes as they threaded through slower traffic.
- In 1964, the season ended in a three-team race on the final weekend with the Yankees nosing out Chicago and Baltimore by one and two games, respectively.
- At one stage he nosed ahead, but Alonso had the line for the next corner and went ahead again.
- Birkenshaw looked well on course for a welcome win at Siddal when they nosed in front 20-12 early in the second stanza.
- Samsung nosed ahead of Motorola, shipping 6.2m units to Moto's 6m, and grabbing 16 per cent of the market in the process.
- Home keeper Andy Britton made a great save early in the second period but Avenue nosed in front in the 62nd minute.
- Straight from the restart Hillside scored a converted try to nose in front for the first time.
- Faulkner just got the better start from the outside of the front row to nose ahead of Westbrook on the sprint to the first corner.
- Team-mate Muller then nosed ahead of Neal in the sprint to the finish line for third.
- Only this year have the two brands combined been able to nose ahead of the French number one.
Phrases (of a victory) by a very narrow margin. first over the line was Shemaka, but only by a nose Example sentencesExamples - Unbeaten in six career starts, Numerous Times won the Atto Mile Stakes last time out by a nose over Affirmed Success and Quiet Resolve.
- Shake You Down, winner of the True North Breeders' Cup Handicap on June 7, won a photo finish for second by a nose over Gators N Bears.
- Trainer M. Anthony Ferraro collected his 1,000th career victory on Friday when Go Stan Israelite prevailed by a nose in the opening race at Finger Lakes.
- Tarlow, a four-year-old daughter of Stormin Fever, has not raced since her victory by a nose in the Santa Margarita on March 12 at Santa Anita.
- His bid for the Japanese Triple Crown failed only by a nose in the Tokyo Yushun on May 28.
- Who could forget the exciting finish of 2003, when Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch by a nose?
- The four-year-old Lac Ouimet gelding scored by a nose in the Red Smith Handicap on November 20 at Aqueduct in his graded stakes debut.
- She scored her lone stakes triumph in the 1 1/16-mile Hillsborough Handicap by a nose over Crazy Ensign at Bay Meadows on September 28.
- Harmony Lodge scored by a nose over Shine Again in the 2003 Ballerina.
- In addition to his debut victory by a nose, Act One scored in the Prix Thomas Bryon by three lengths on October 15 at Saint Cloud.
Synonyms just, only just, barely, narrowly, by a narrow margin, by the narrowest of margins, by a very small margin, by a hair's breadth, by the skin of one's teeth
Count people in order to determine the numbers in a vote. we count noses at Church conventions Example sentencesExamples - ‘Nobody is better at counting noses for votes,’ says one City Hall observer.
- Legislative floor whips were counting noses, but no one could predict the final outcome through most of the day yesterday.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face Disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage or assert oneself. by cutting Third World aid to reduce public spending, the government would be cutting off its nose to spite its face Example sentencesExamples - People may say that is cutting off your nose to spite your face, but I know many who are thinking about not going any more.
- It is a case of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face, defending one's thesis at the cost of the matter under investigation.
- Losing the latter to gain some of the former is truly cutting off your nose to spite your face.
- I may have cut off my nose to spite my face, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens now.
- After all, he might have just the player I need on his books and I'd be cutting off my nose to spite my face if I wasn't able to conduct business.
- I wasn't here when the decision to play a part was taken but I fully concur with it, because to do otherwise would be to cut off one's nose to spite one's face.
- It seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face, but the program is designed so the burning of a forest fire near a residence or a community would be less intense.
- To use this referendum to do so would be to cut off our nose to spite our face.
- If they go on strike, they're simply cutting off their nose to spite their face.
- Does sticking to your guns means cutting off your nose to spite your face?
Manage to achieve a winning or leading position. she got her nose in front at the eighth hole Example sentencesExamples - Clifton Hotel have finally got their nose in front in the race for the Sunday Afternoon League championship after a fine 3-1 win over York Police.
- Whoever got her nose in front during the first set promptly dropped their lead in fright.
- But it was Germany that led from the start and Great Britain never managed to get their nose in front.
- As boats moved through the half way point France had managed to get their nose in front of Latvia with Russia, Belarus and Greece matching each other stroke for stroke.
- Denmark in front did just enough to hold onto the lead and it was only in the final 10 metres that France managed to get their nose in front and seize second spot from Germany by a whisker.
- The first decent rally - there were only two - materialised after half an hour but every time Serena got her nose in front, she gave away her advantage with a string of errors.
- For a couple of sets, it frightened the life out of Melzer until, midway through the fourth set, the Austrian got his nose in front.
- Gonzalez gets his nose in front again with another impressive service game.
- But he is sure that the first to get their nose in front today will be the first past the winning post.
- Although it is a while since he last got his nose in front, Torrent came nail-bitingly close at Wolverhampton last time when going down by a head to Lady Hopeful over five furlongs.
informal Irritate or annoy someone. I bet it really gets up your nose that I've been so successful Example sentencesExamples - But it is Mr White's next remark that gets up my nose.
- It gets up your nose when you see other towns like Preston and Blackburn getting more money than us.
- As recent events have demonstrated, the most effective cartoons get up your nose.
- Smokers are welcome, which again, given the size of the place, might get up your nose if you don't indulge.
- While he may get up your nose and you can disregard him as much as you want his achievements cannot be taken lightly.
- This affront by the English of thinking they are the FA has been getting up my nose for ages.
- What I will say though is that the drama queens who try to make out that they are the victims, despite being not even remotely involved, are really getting up my nose.
- Someone had got up his nose by suggesting all wars are started by capitalism.
- Anyway, the ‘support’ argument really gets up my nose.
- I don't know about anyone else but that accent really gets up my nose.
Synonyms annoy, aggravate, irritate, exasperate, anger, irk, vex, put out, nettle, provoke, incense, rile, infuriate, antagonize, make someone's blood boil, ruffle someone's feathers, ruffle, try someone's patience, make someone's hackles rise
give someone a bloody nose Inflict a resounding defeat on someone. voters gave the government a bloody nose in the county elections Example sentencesExamples - The solution to giving him a bloody nose lies in your hands.
- That means all hope is gone of giving him a bloody nose over it in 2006.
- All those wanting to give him a bloody nose might be heartened by the latest poll.
- Voters usually want to give them a bloody nose, just to remind those in power that they're being watched closely.
- Nottingham Forest hadn't won or even moved further up the league, all they had done was give Charlton Athletic a bloody nose and put a temporary hold on their promotion celebrations.
- ‘The voters wanted to give him a bloody nose,’ he acknowledges.
- ‘Wimbledon were always going to give Liverpool a bloody nose come rain or sun, such was the inner belief within the team,’ Gould maintained.
- The way the voters saw it, though, was that they had to be evicted, and this was another opportunity to give them a bloody nose.
- We have to give him a bloody nose at the election and a vote for Respect in east London is the way to do it.
- Our concern is that the commission is focused on giving us a bloody nose whereas it will not have much effect on us.
have one's nose in a book Be reading studiously or intently. Kate always had her nose in a book and liked people in history better than people now Example sentencesExamples - She had her nose in a book, and she didn't look up.
- ‘You always had your nose in a book,’ her mom teased.
- In fact, I was shy, I always had my nose in a book, and I was the furthest thing from sociable you're ever likely to see.
- She looked so cute sometimes, when she didn't have her nose in a book, at least.
- She always has her nose in a book and so one of the guys I talked to called her bookworm and I thought it stuck.
- And she would have her nose in a book, most of the time.
- I always had my nose in a book, and I think that's true of a lot of novelists.
- Just because you always had your nose in a book doesn't mean I never noticed you!
- Their historian doubtless had his nose in a book, reading up as much as he could find out about the location.
- You never let anyone near you, and you always had your nose in a book.
informal Stay out of trouble. he tried to keep his nose clean with socially useful work Example sentencesExamples - The defendant was given five months to prove he can keep his nose clean after a judge said she wanted to see if he could stay out of trouble.
- To get there, though, he must keep his nose clean.
- A judge promised to clean the slate after the Virginia Beach incident - provided he kept his nose clean for a year, which he did.
- But if you kept your nose clean and got on with your life, they left you alone.
- He can continue to practice law but must keep his nose clean.
- It is not safe to play around when one is in the public eye, it always comes out, so if you want to climb higher in the political arena you need to keep your nose clean!
- Now, you would have thought that right now he would be trying to keep his nose clean, steer clear of anything that could, just possibly, be misinterpreted as deception.
- If you are not high enough up the business ladder, you take your wages, keep your nose clean, and you get in trouble if you waste a paper clip.
- Deliver the essentials of municipal government, do not embarrass the city, keep your nose clean and we will re-elect you until the cows come home.
- Sienna is a real threat because she's younger - and has kept her nose clean.
informal Refrain from interfering in (someone else's affairs) ‘Why don't you keep your nose out of my business?’ he demanded Example sentencesExamples - I still think you should keep your nose out of other people's affairs.
- He's never asked for me to help, and I don't want to risk the chance that he would rather me keep my nose out of our affairs, so haven't ever offered.
- Mr. O'Grady says Miss Elizabeth should keep her nose out of where she isn't wanted.
- Why don't you keep your nose out of our business!
- I should have kept my nose out of their business and stayed at my job.
- He'd kept his nose out of their business, but they picked at him nevertheless.
- Had I been on my own, I would have kept my nose out of this situation.
- Inspired by Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, and in defiance of his widowed father's injunctions to keep his nose out of other people's business, Christopher decides to turn sleuth and track down the murderer.
- While I had been keeping my nose out of his business entirely, I had gotten two attempts on my life, at least one threat, and had given him plenty of clues which he didn't appreciate at all.
- I would appreciate you keeping your nose out of our business.
(of vehicles) moving or standing close behind one another, especially in heavy traffic. the traffic grinds nose to tail along the road towards Windermere Example sentencesExamples - The traffic is nose to tail from 6.30 am till midnight.
- During working hours every yard of residential street frontage within a quarter of a mile of Caroline Square is parked up with cars nose to tail.
- Sometimes I have to park on the main road and at other times I can't get out because cars are parked nose to tail.
- According to today's Standard ‘about 10 million motorists are expected on the roads, leaving main routes from London nose to tail with traffic’.
- The only time I enjoy coming into work is when the traffic is nose to tail from the Bridge and I have brought the motorbike into work.
- It's been nose to tail across this part of the city.
- Cars, nose to tail, parked down both sides of a main road, in and out of Bradford, are a cause for serious concern.
- For some reason the number of cars is hugely increased these days - perhaps there are roadworks on one of the other possible routes - so that for about a quarter of a mile they were nose to tail back up the hill.
- On Windsor Road it can be nose to tail traffic.
- Normally it's nose to tail and covering nine miles in an hour is no certainty but on Saturday the traffic is freeflowing, even on the direct routes into the centre.
not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose Fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee the consequences of one's actions.
1To a person's sense of smell. the wine is pungently smoky and peppery on the nose Example sentencesExamples - This one presents peppery spice on the nose and a solid Old World palate.
- The dominant smell on the nose is of lemon sherbet and orange peel, followed on the palate by a solid, sweet vanillin mouthful.
- Light on the nose, with a wash that is sweet with notes of plum and boiling jam, its real problem is that, lacking any obvious tannic structure, it is perhaps a little too soft for its own good.
- Sharp and focused on the nose, it has a soft, round palate with an oily sweetness.
- This luminescent Italian rose has a sweetness on the nose and delicate spice on the palate that begs for a mouthful of chilled raspberries and a touch of vanilla ice-cream.
- A touch of citrus on the nose; smooth and vibrant with pear overtones; a great value in white Burgundy.
- The Montes Folly is a Syrah and is a blockbuster in style, with powerful pungent dark berries on the nose, rich, velvety succulence on the palate and a lengthy, Everest-like finish.
- This brings us to this fine Reserve Orvieto, which is cool and redolent of lime on the nose, has a succulent impact, then tumbles effortlessly to a refreshing and well balanced finish.
- Refreshing acidity, with ripe raspberry and cracked pepper on the nose.
- There is a lot of white pepper on the nose and an underlying hint of marzipan.
at ten on the nose the van pulled up Example sentencesExamples - Then Vladimir showed at the restaurant promptly at seven on the nose.
- They made it to school by 8:05 on the nose, thanks to Leo's inability to follow state law and stay within the speed limit.
Synonyms exactly, precisely, sharp, on the dot 3Distasteful or offensive. Example sentencesExamples - Daphne, Fred, Velma are on the nose as far as the town is concerned and the team have to not only restore the community's faith in them but also to save the day.
- It would be exceedingly on the nose but it might enable me to go to Wellington on the cheap.
- Back in 2000 when this was conceived, director retirement payments were already on the nose and companies like Lend Lease had moved to phase them out.
- This is administratively easier, but its a bit on the nose to ask someone who might have joined in April to sign up again - unless I have misunderstood this.
- The quarantine watchdog has been on the nose with many in the agriculture industry over a string of decisions, which has seen some loosening up of restrictions on overseas imports.
Synonyms unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, distasteful, displeasing, objectionable, off-putting, uninviting, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, abominable, disgusting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, revolting, abhorrent, loathsome, hateful, detestable, execrable, odious, vile, foul, unsavoury, unpalatable, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, ugly, unsightly 4(of a bet) on a horse to win (as opposed to being placed) Caesar's Revenge in the three-thirty, Pat. On the nose Example sentencesExamples - But Harlan's also just put the money on the nose of a dead-cert racing tip that, true to form, came in second.
- Junior minister Jim McDaid is not a member of the cabinet any more, but last year he had one successful 20-1 shot, with €50 on the nose.
put someone's nose out of joint informal Offend someone or hurt their pride. she likes being the queen bee, and you've put her nose out of joint Example sentencesExamples - Since starting this blog, more than one of these individuals has told me that things are different in Bermuda and that I should be careful what I say lest I put someone's nose out of joint.
- ‘Totti will certainly put Del Piero's nose out of joint if the picture on the front page is anything to go by,’ says Magnus Blair.
- So to put her nose out of joint because I also was feeling childish, I did some fairly ‘hard’ ones.
Synonyms annoy, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, bother, irk, gall, pique, put out, displease, get someone's back up, put someone's back up, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, try someone's patience, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, raise someone's hackles
Pronounce words with a nasal twang. Example sentencesExamples - Instead she wants to say, ‘I'm just doing this ‘for the children’,’ he says, tossing his head back and speaking through his nose.
- If you're a young man about town, you strut stiffly, head up, as if the place smells of disinfectant, put on a lofty expression and speak through your nose.
- I've even caught myself speaking through my nose at least twice, and the times I haven't noticed worry me more.
informal Show distaste or contempt for. he turned his nose up at the job Example sentencesExamples - But she was peeved when model Catalina turned her nose up at her vegetarian shepherd's pie.
- I decided if I was going to continue turning my nose up at these products I should at least taste a few of them first.
- However, at the risk of being accused, once again, at turning my nose up at something worthwhile, I do have to say that I have one or two reservations.
- On the other hand, this was going to give me a chance to lead from the front and surprise everyone, so I couldn't turn my nose up at it.
- How could I turn my nose up at something that offers me more income.
- While many will have no use for this feature, it's hard to turn your nose up at it.
- Everyone turns their nose up at the tofu, me included - it's not my favourite thing in the world but it's the universal vegetarian default food.
- Teresa, tempted to stick her tongue out at her men for making disparaging remarks about women and their penchant for silly names, opted to turn her nose up at them.
- And if you're turning your nose up at all things frozen, you haven't been paying attention to Nigella Lawson recently.
- It's easy for academics to turn their nose up at it, but time shows that it's wrong to say that because something is popular it isn't worthy.
1informal Directly in front of someone. he thrust the paper under the Inspector's nose figurative the series was whisked away from under the noses of BBC radio to become one of Channel 4's biggest successes Example sentencesExamples - Well, I was just on my way home from school, looking at my feet while I was walking, when suddenly a piece of paper is shoved under my nose.
- Four movie tickets were thrust under his nose and brandished wildly.
- I had searched and searched for my path, and finally found that it was the one directly under my nose that I was used to.
- Walk past a restaurant and a waiter shoots out and thrusts a menu under your nose.
- I thrust the flyer under his nose, pointed at the single prohibition which was ‘No Trainers’ and wiggled my gleaming Oxford brogues at him.
- She thrust her left hand under his nose, and watched while he examined the ring.
- He was just about to catch her when she doubled back, directly under his nose.
- She shoved paper and a pen under my nose, and slipped some money into my purse.
- In a panic I took this paper from my pocket and thrust it under his nose.
- Finally, I got enough courage and thrust the picture under his nose and blurted, ‘Can you do this?’
- 1.1(of an action) committed openly and boldly but without anyone noticing.
my phone was stolen from right under my nose Example sentencesExamples - Whereas most people would be struggling after the first chorus, she practically steals the show from under Adams's nose.
- You might not have noticed, but its happening right under your nose.
- Hackett, it seems, was clutched from under Mowbray's nose and was supposed to make his debut yesterday.
- You commit a brand-new federal crime right under the government's nose.
- All three have been touted as potential suitors for the Edinburgh-based bank in the past, and may yet be able to persuade their shareholders that it is worth paying a hefty premium for whisking her away from under Halifax's nose.
- This American version of Sky was snatched from under Murdoch's nose by another broadcasting entrepreneur, Charlie Ergen.
- Two years ago, at this track, they stunned McLaren with a daring three-stop strategy which pinched the race from under McLaren's nose when the Woking team clearly had the faster race car.
- With John Philips, also from the Ballyclare club, needing a win to nick second place from under Danielle's nose, it was always going to be a tough encounter.
- You might not have heard about these cases, but they go on right under your nose.
- Vaughan's elevation to a world class batsman makes Yorkshire more pleased than ever that they were able to snatch the Manchester-born cricketer from under Lancashire's nose.
with one's nose in the air she walked past the cars with her nose in the air Example sentencesExamples - I suppose some fly fisherman do walk around with their nose in the air.
- ‘You asked for it, walking on an icy road with your nose in the air,’ he told her sternly, then cracked another smile when she tried to furtively rub her backside.
- No matter what happens, keep going around with your nose in the air.
- He always figured a Princess would stand with her nose in the air, acting as though she were better than everyone else around her.
- The waiter, with his nose in the air, wasn't paying attention to anything.
- She is one of those middle class college graduates who walk down the streets with her nose in the air and head in the clouds; she would take one look at us and scurry down the block with her hand clutching her purse.
- ‘All you have to do is hold a glass of champagne and walk around with your nose in the air, sniffing disdainfully,’ William grinned as he yanked on her arm.
- She continued to walk down the hall with her nose in the air.
- She grabbed it firmly, got to her feet and walked past him with her nose in the air.
- She was the beauty queen with her nose in the air and I was just the average height, dark haired, easily forgettable guy.
Origin Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā; also to ness. The Latin root of nose is nasus, which is the source of our word nasal (Middle English), and is also related to ness (Old English), meaning a headland or promontory. A nostril (Old English) is literally a ‘nose hole’. In Old English the word was spelled nosterl or nosthyrl, and came from nosu ‘nose’ and thyrl ‘hole’. Nozzle was originally an early 17th slang form of ‘nose’. To cut off your nose to spite your face was proverbial in both medieval Latin and French, and has been found in English since the mid 16th century. Since the 1780s a nose has been a spy or police informer. The idea of such a person being a ‘nose’, or ‘sticking their nose in’, is also found in words such as nark and snout, and in nosy. The first nosy parker appeared in a postcard caption from 1907, ‘The Adventures of Nosey Parker’, which referred to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park. Nosy itself goes back to 1620, in the sense ‘having a big nose’, and to at least the 1820s in the sense ‘inquisitive’. The common surname Parker was originally a name for the caretaker of a park or large enclosure of land.
Rhymes appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, compose, diagnose, self-diagnose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, prose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose Definition of nose in US English: nosenounnōznoʊz 1The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling. Example sentencesExamples - Again, she tried to scream but one of the figures put a sickly smelling cloth on her nose and mouth and she began to feel tired.
- The nose and nostril openings also should be as symmetrical as possible.
- Occasionally a tube is put into the trachea through the nose or mouth to help with breathing.
- When he falls in deep water, the non-swimmer should lie flat on his back, let his head submerge and keep only his nose and mouth above the surface.
- It enters the body when air is breathed in through the mouth and nose and into the lungs.
- Deep breathing through the nose and mouth is often involved when volatile substances are abused, not simply ‘sniffing’.
- All other sounds are oral sounds and require that the space between the nose and the mouth be closed by the soft palate.
- Keep your nasal passages clear by gently blowing your nose, one nostril at a time.
- The numeric values may be affected by whether the patient is breathing through the nose or mouth depending on the site of monitoring.
- The doctor took off my glasses and tapped my forehead above my nose.
- As air is inhaled, the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth warm and humidify the air before it enters the lungs.
- Her eyes saw, her ears heard, her nose smelt every animal in the forest form the elk and bear to the termite and the shrew.
- Sinuses are lined with the same mucous membranes that line the nose and mouth.
- Each of the sinusitis sufferers had characteristic thickening of the mucous membranes in their noses or sinuses.
- The same aging process can affect the skin of the forehead, particularly just above the nose.
- It held a piece of fabric above his nose and mouth to keep out the rising stench.
- Breathing through the nose rather than the mouth helps keep the mouth washed by saliva.
- Liquid leaks out of the blood vessels, making the mucous membranes lining the nose and throat to swell, and stimulating nearby gland to produce mucus.
- Treatments may involve using a device to keep your airway open or undergoing a procedure to remove tissue from your nose, mouth or throat.
- Nosebleeds in children usually occur in the front of the nose due to picking the nose or to sensitive nostril linings.
Synonyms snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk - 1.1in singular The sense of smell, especially a dog's ability to track something by its scent.
Example sentencesExamples - Just like the human nose, it can sense early on if something is smoldering or starting to burn.
- More dumped mail has been discovered in Bradford - thanks to the keen nose of a springer spaniel.
- The presence of the jungle was sensed through the nose.
- The combination of the two consistencies and flavours is as delightful to the palate as the aroma is to the nose.
- Her nose picked up the scent of blood, even before she saw the growing puddle in the dim light of the hold.
- My nose senses that this is a murky, damp place, but with some semblance of warmth and the faint scent of cold food.
- Smart and easy to train, this breed has an excellent nose and wonderful staying power.
- It was a strong smell; she did not need to use any ability other than her nose to sense it.
- The mouth is capable of making an overall assessment of a wine's texture, while the nose senses what we call its flavour.
- Dog noses at best discern 20 or so explosive scents, but electronic detectors, at least in theory, can screen a far larger array.
- His nose picked up no scent of a living body, only that of blood, corpses, soot, and other chaos.
- Aroma sensory stations offer guidance for untrained noses as guests sniff their way through a study of wine components.
- With that Lana made to leave and Terra's nose caught the scent of her soft perfume; lavender, roses, and chamomile.
- A strange musk disguised the Knights' scent from the keen nose of the werewolf.
Synonyms sense of smell, olfactory sense - 1.2in singular An instinctive talent for detecting something.
he has a nose for a good script Example sentencesExamples - It is a cliche and sounds pretentious and self-glorifying, but it is true that you can get a nose for danger.
- A nose for news and excellent verbal and written skills are a must.
- Yes, he's the heart and soul of the Pats' defense and a true playmaker who has incredible instincts and a nose for the ball.
- He has a nose for drama - and eccentrics - and his diversions on his wild quest make for thrilling reading.
- Strickland has range, a nose for the ball and the instincts to make a difference.
- So if you are a budding entrepreneur with a nose for a good idea and think that you could capture the essence of, say, Leeds or Solihull in a bottle, now might be the time to give it a try.
- McGowan, a wine buff who is scrupulously careful about what he invests in, has a nose for a bargain.
- An adjoining room spoke of a man with a nose for aesthetics and simple comfort.
- While Cusk suspected a social conspiracy designed to keep women producing, Enright too has a nose for peer-group propaganda.
- If he has a feel for the zeitgeist of the television-watching public, he certainly has a nose for a good property investment.
- Police in Wiltshire have welcomed a new recruit to the force with a nose for solving crime.
- Sykes has a nose for the ball and the talent to be a playmaker, but he sometimes gets caught out of position or lost in traffic.
- He was a wonderfully sweet-natured boy; quick-witted, willing, and had a nose for golf.
- His co-author James also had a nose for the mystery.
- Ronay has a nose for talent and was an early champion of Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc.
- Alan Furst has the eye for detail, a nose for the street, and an ear for the way desperate people actually talk.
- Soon after he had joined the army, Drake had shown both talent for combat and strategy as well as a nose for top information.
- He is a hard-working, diligent professional with a nose for goal.
- After studying stamps for years, Worley says you develop a nose for valuable ones.
- He had a nose for poetic talent; indeed there was a current myth that Tambi only had to put his hands on a manuscript to know if the poems were any good or not.
Synonyms instinct, feeling, gift for detecting, gift for discovering, sixth sense, intuition, insight, perception - 1.3 The aroma of a particular substance, especially wine.
Example sentencesExamples - A blockbuster wine, the nose of which is bursting with fruit.
- Aggressive raspberry and black cherry nose is followed by a ripe fruit and sweet oak palate, and a finish which is slightly stalky and green.
- This is another reason on why one should appreciate the nose of a wine.
- Primary raspberry fruit dominates the nose and palate, and the finish is tweaked with toasty oak.
- The nose reveals zesty aromas that have you salivating before the liqueur has even passed your lips.
- An exotic Lebanese assemblage of Sauvignon and muscat, this crisp, complex wine has a nose of light apricot and white flowers.
- It has an attractive nose of raspberry, with a long savoury finish.
- This is a very convincing Cabernet-driven wine; the nose is light and youthfully sweet.
- It reveals an aromatic nose and flavoursome, velvety-smooth palate of Darjeeling tea, freshly picked roses and black cherries.
- A big-boned and racy Languedoc Syrah, it has a warm perfumed nose that hints of heather and dried spices.
- An inky black liquid with a strong nose, the wine is packed with dense, concentrated fruit and silky smooth tannins.
- In the glass it is a deep purple and black wine with a nose of small sweet berries.
- A lustrous dry wine, the nose exudes tinned apricot, the wash is a blend of nut, lime and very sweet ripe melon.
- It's a deep, dark wine with a great nose, prune and plum flavours with a hint of oak.
- It delivers an aromatic nose of red fruits and nuts, and a smooth, nutty palate backed by a splash of acidity on the finish.
- Pineapple aromas overwhelm the nose and the palate harmonises these with toasty French oak.
- The nose lacks aroma, the palate is watery and the finish not memorable.
Synonyms smell, bouquet, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, odour
2The front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. Example sentencesExamples - The accident damaged the propeller and both sets of landing gear at the nose and the rear of the plane.
- To quell understeer, for example, the system slows the inside rear wheel slightly in order to pull the nose back toward the inside of a turn.
- The nose of our plane got shot up, and I was wounded in the arm and groin.
- They could gain better access and a better angle if the nose of the aircraft was more level with the deck.
- Then Redell pointed the aircraft's nose down the runway and accelerated ever so smoothly.
- The nose undercarriage was sheared off and one blade of the propeller was bent back underneath the nose of the aircraft.
- Then the roll stopped and the nose of the plane started to level.
- Don't be afraid to use the rudder at the last second before touchdown to put the nose exactly in front of you.
- He pulled the nose of his slow-moving aircraft up and over sharply.
- We could see the lights of the coast directly off the nose of the aircraft.
- It has a small museum with a collection of memorabilia, including examples of a lot of the lively art which found its way onto aircraft noses.
- Special art was applied to the nose and the aircraft received the name California Boomerang.
- Once the nose of the aircraft is over the edge, we would be out of the ejection envelope and would run the risk of ejecting into the water or the side of the carrier.
- A new helmet system allows the pilot to fire missiles at enemy craft by looking at them, rather than having to point the nose of the aircraft in the direction of the target.
- He began his flare at 200 feet; however, the nose of the aircraft got a little too high.
- After Capt Hayes prompted Capt Mulloy multiple times, she finally pulled the power and lowered the nose of the aircraft.
- This aspirin bottle was wedged against a rudder cable in the nose of the aircraft, behind the pilot's rudder pedals.
- According to the Ministry of Defence, which later confirmed the incident, the nose of one aircraft touched the wing of another.
- At the same time something dropped - guns probably - from the nose of the plane.
- Witnesses saw the nose drop and the aircraft plunge to the ground.
- This time Junior makes a dramatic move to the inside of the track, pointing the nose of his Chevrolet nearly straight at the pit lane.
- 2.1 A projecting part of something.
Example sentencesExamples - If the nose of your saddle is brushing the back of your thighs, you are just right.
- For starters it keeps the nose of the saddle straight in situations where other shockers twist and shout.
- For the steepest climbs, you need to be on intimate terms with the extreme nose of your saddle.
- Positioning the nose of the saddle downwards may relieve your initial discomfort but it may cause long term pain.
- But they shouldn't be so short that the nose of the saddle rubs on bare skin.
3in singular A look, especially out of curiosity. she wanted a good nose around the house Example sentencesExamples - In a spirit of festive spookery, I've been having a nose around the venerable story of the Campden Wonder.
- The dog clambered up onto the counter and stood there with a paw on each side of my bag and had a good old nose around.
- The company has just put the site up live, so if you click here you can have a nose around and see what you think.
- So it's no surprise that he might have a nose around the N-Gage as a possible platform to support.
- Then have a good nose around looking for stolen goods.
- Much as I desperately wanted to have a nose around it, I didn't have the guts to fake enough of an interest to ring up the estate agent to arrange an appointment to view.
- Its occupants were not present, giving the viewers the chance for a thorough nose around.
- More and more independent fashion shops are getting into badges so have a nose around your favourites and see what they've got.
Synonyms search, look, prowl, ferret, poke, exploration, investigation - 3.1informal A police informer.
verbnōznoʊz 1no object, with adverbial of place (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something, especially in order to smell it. the pony nosed at the straw Example sentencesExamples - I looked around the clearing to where our horses nosed together in the grass.
- ‘It's very tough to make money on cattle these days,’ Ehrp says while driving past pens filled with fat steers nosing in the feed troughs.
- Han snuck to the edge of a small clearing and saw the deer nosing about in the grass and leaves.
- Then, when two or three of the big brown rats snuck out to twitch and nose through the trash, he'd put his shotgun up to his shoulder and fire.
- Like the brush hideouts and tree houses of my youth, this will be a secure, cozy little cave with room for only one person and a couple of cats if they choose to come nosing around.
- The bear will nose around you for a little bit but will eventually leave you alone.
- There is even a shot of a suitably feral-looking dog nosing through ripped bin bags tossed onto the streets.
- There's his amusing shot of the neighbourhood barber at work as the neighbourhood goat noses about.
- Half a mile to the north, a scattered herd of fallow deer nosed at the snow-covered roots of wide-spaced, scraggly trees sprouting from the rubble of an ancient landslide.
- The sight of a huge cinnamon bear nosing among the cans and bottles rewarded his effort.
- Black nostrils twitched as the animal nosed over the tracks, then sauntered along the trail, head down, sniffing.
- Cutecat likes to visit at all hours of the day and night, sneaking in through the back door to nose around, snuggle up and generally act cute.
- He dropped his reins, and his horse began nosing about in the undergrowth for forage.
- In fact, every single day, we have seen squirrels, young and old, scurrying up and down its magnificent branches, nosing around for food, or simply chasing each other for fun.
- Cruickshank, the dachshund, nosed his way around the doorpost, between Katherine's ankles and curled up on a rumpled, moulting hearth-rug.
- My sweatshirt had ridden up a little bit, exposing about two inches of skin, which was getting quite the tickling as she was nosing around and crawling over to my other side, so that now she is on the edge of my bed that is not up against a wall.
- Tiny Janine - named after the character in Eastenders - was nosing under the appliance when she got stuck.
Synonyms nuzzle, nudge, push, prod - 1.1with object Smell or sniff (something).
Example sentencesExamples - Spunk leaped up onto her bed and nosed his way up to Amy's face, licking with such exuberance that was seen only in a puppy.
- You should nose it, taste it, add water, nose it again, taste it again.
- The bear proceeded rather deliberately to nose the hotel's telegraph key before walking out the front door into the night.
- ‘All right,’ she said, nosing the glass like a connoisseur.
- The judges had to nose samples on a daily basis, assessing their character and quality to form bottlings for the different variants supplied to the market.
- A squirrel noses its way down a tree in the back yard.
- She nosed the material curiously, ears pricking.
- I nosed the glass with some apprehension because Abi and my parents - knowing how much I've disliked whisky in the past - were all watching me intently to see what I thought.
- After pouring a finger of your chosen whisky, briefly nose the glass.
2no object Investigate or pry into something. I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house she's always nosing into my business Example sentencesExamples - People are born to be curious and many of them are addicted to nosing around popular secrets, actually whatever might be sensational, because they are proud of learning the real story before others.
- The kitchen came up with the same results, but once Carina finally started to nose around the bedroom, she found some things.
- Somebody wants Officer Meikle to stop nosing around - and the sooner the better.
- She hadn't seen her since Paris, maybe five years ago, maybe longer, and the last thing she needed was Arley nosing into her business now.
- Tired of the young girl's glances, he decided to nose around the rest of the small town.
- Well, I just stumbled on the re-enactment as I was nosing around trying to find out what the book would be about.
- There will be people nosing into what others own, what they do, and what their assets are, for nosy-parker reasons in total.
- Beyond the truly malicious, there are also your neighbors who may find your network by accident and enjoy nosing into your activities and using your Internet access at will, slowing down your network speed in the process.
- With the pop-culture machine currently devouring everything even remotely surf-related, it might at first seem odd that Hollywood hasn't started nosing around Newport Beach.
- I've been nosing around inside the 125-year-old building with its high ceilings, original windows and bumpy plaster.
- The police are soon nosing about, trying to figure out the mystery of several locals who've gone missing.
- Bears, birds and other animals don't seem to mind a quiet camera nosing in on their business.
- How Clean Is Your House gave us yet another opportunity to nose around other people's abodes.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, and I won't go nosing into other people's lives anymore.
- What makes this really puzzling to most girls is the fact that they feel completely deserving of their parents' trust - but their parents are nosing around anyway.
- I can't even breathe in this country because everyone is crowding me and nosing into my affairs and slightest movements!
- No sounds had come from the kitchen, but he knew as etiquette it was not polite to nose around the host's house.
- I think I'll nose around a bit and see if there's any work for me.
- For good reasons, they don't want the headache of allowing a bunch of outsiders to nose around their network.
- This will stop Mrs Jones, your next door neighbour, who works as a cleaner in your local GPs, nosing into your health records and telling Mrs Smith, your other neighbour, about them.
Synonyms pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive, enquire investigate, explore, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, rummage in, search, delve into, peer into, prowl around, have a good look at - 2.1with object Detect by diligent searching.
Example sentencesExamples - She opened her eyes and headed up King St, peering into cafes as she passed, twitching her nostrils like a sniffer dog, nosing out the secret stash of illicit nectar that would, of course, be the momentary answer to all her problems.
Synonyms detect, find, search out, discover, disclose, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, disinter, smell out, sniff out, follow the scent of, scent out, run to earth, run to ground
3no object, with adverbial of direction (of a vehicle or its driver) make one's way cautiously forward. he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space Example sentencesExamples - In places, where low-hanging willows crowd either bank, we could almost be nosing upstream along a tributary of the Amazon, so enclosed is the water.
- It will fool you with just how well behaved it is, cruising quietly on B roads or nosing through the traffic.
- The truck nosed over the ridge, and the heavy tires crunched across the icy ruts.
- Suddenly, as we reflected quietly, there was a great grinding and grumbling then, nosing round a corner, came a famous big red London bus.
- Every Sunday the long-bowed, canvas-canopied church boat nosed from dock to dock gathering the faithful.
- Somehow, however, disaster would be averted; our ride car would nose upward.
- On the first day we moved around locally, nosing into small bays and coves, or calas as the locals call them.
- Technically speaking, it gives a warden free rein to issue a ticket as soon as the car noses into the bay.
- Mr Breen said Mr Kerry had no intention of depriving his employer of the van, and that he was nosing out of the car park when the accident happened.
- And it was great fun, nosing up to little bays and trying to avoid rocks while working out where to drop your anchor.
- Meanwhile, crowds pack her restaurant, watching lilliputian fishing boats nosing into the breeze, fishermen working over their gear, seagulls white in the sun.
- My car nosed under the guardrail and broke in half.
- As the boat nosed onto a sandy beach, we disembarked and walked up a short incline to Mingun.
- Alex watched from the bridge's viewport as the ship nosed into the thickness of charged gas.
- With first gear engaged, and the second gearstick that controls the transfer box set to Low, the car noses down the sheer slope with amazing assurance.
- Our boat noses into the tidal marsh, and we spot nesting egrets and barking sea lions.
Synonyms move slowly, ease, inch, edge, move, manoeuvre, steer, slip, squeeze, slide - 3.1 (of a competitor) manage to achieve a winning or leading position, especially by a small margin.
they nosed ahead by one point Example sentencesExamples - Straight from the restart Hillside scored a converted try to nose in front for the first time.
- Faulkner just got the better start from the outside of the front row to nose ahead of Westbrook on the sprint to the first corner.
- Faulkner even nosed marginally ahead, but Westbrook - from pole position - held the inside line and just got into Turn 1 ahead.
- At one stage he nosed ahead, but Alonso had the line for the next corner and went ahead again.
- This week's first position was secured by Ken Goddard, a newish member of the seniors, who nosed ahead of John with a score of 40 points.
- Samsung nosed ahead of Motorola, shipping 6.2m units to Moto's 6m, and grabbing 16 per cent of the market in the process.
- In a photo finish Russia held on to first with Italy nosing ahead of Lithuania in the last 30 metres to take the second qualifying spot.
- Only this year have the two brands combined been able to nose ahead of the French number one.
- Team-mate Muller then nosed ahead of Neal in the sprint to the finish line for third.
- However, he still nosed briefly ahead of the Mercedes as they threaded through slower traffic.
- When second seed Vietnam nosed ahead of India ‘A’ at the finish, the home team had only itself to blame.
- The Briton takes the second with a deft drop shot to nose ahead again.
- At the finish line, Fulks nosed ahead for the win by just two-thousandths of a second.
- Birkenshaw looked well on course for a welcome win at Siddal when they nosed in front 20-12 early in the second stanza.
- The scores seemed to follow a certain pattern as Wicklow persistently nosed ahead and Mayo doggedly pulled them back.
- Australian stand-off Julian O'Neill's penalty after 24 minutes nosed Wigan ahead after Craig Smith had been judged to have been held down in the tackle.
- Home keeper Andy Britton made a great save early in the second period but Avenue nosed in front in the 62nd minute.
- Scotland Today now averages a 10% lead on BBC national news, also on at 6pm, and it has been nosing ahead of the BBC's Reporting Scotland in recent weeks.
- Noone went over to edge ahead for the first time but Castleford nosed back in front when Hepworth grabbed a second try.
- In 1964, the season ended in a three-team race on the final weekend with the Yankees nosing out Chicago and Baltimore by one and two games, respectively.
Phrases (of a victory) by a very narrow margin. Example sentencesExamples - Harmony Lodge scored by a nose over Shine Again in the 2003 Ballerina.
- She scored her lone stakes triumph in the 1 1/16-mile Hillsborough Handicap by a nose over Crazy Ensign at Bay Meadows on September 28.
- Who could forget the exciting finish of 2003, when Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch by a nose?
- The four-year-old Lac Ouimet gelding scored by a nose in the Red Smith Handicap on November 20 at Aqueduct in his graded stakes debut.
- His bid for the Japanese Triple Crown failed only by a nose in the Tokyo Yushun on May 28.
- Trainer M. Anthony Ferraro collected his 1,000th career victory on Friday when Go Stan Israelite prevailed by a nose in the opening race at Finger Lakes.
- Unbeaten in six career starts, Numerous Times won the Atto Mile Stakes last time out by a nose over Affirmed Success and Quiet Resolve.
- Shake You Down, winner of the True North Breeders' Cup Handicap on June 7, won a photo finish for second by a nose over Gators N Bears.
- Tarlow, a four-year-old daughter of Stormin Fever, has not raced since her victory by a nose in the Santa Margarita on March 12 at Santa Anita.
- In addition to his debut victory by a nose, Act One scored in the Prix Thomas Bryon by three lengths on October 15 at Saint Cloud.
Synonyms just, only just, barely, narrowly, by a narrow margin, by the narrowest of margins, by a very small margin, by a hair's breadth, by the skin of one's teeth
Count people in order to determine the numbers in a vote. Example sentencesExamples - Legislative floor whips were counting noses, but no one could predict the final outcome through most of the day yesterday.
- ‘Nobody is better at counting noses for votes,’ says one City Hall observer.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face Hurt oneself in the course of trying to hurt another. Example sentencesExamples - If they go on strike, they're simply cutting off their nose to spite their face.
- Losing the latter to gain some of the former is truly cutting off your nose to spite your face.
- To use this referendum to do so would be to cut off our nose to spite our face.
- I may have cut off my nose to spite my face, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens now.
- I wasn't here when the decision to play a part was taken but I fully concur with it, because to do otherwise would be to cut off one's nose to spite one's face.
- People may say that is cutting off your nose to spite your face, but I know many who are thinking about not going any more.
- Does sticking to your guns means cutting off your nose to spite your face?
- It seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face, but the program is designed so the burning of a forest fire near a residence or a community would be less intense.
- After all, he might have just the player I need on his books and I'd be cutting off my nose to spite my face if I wasn't able to conduct business.
- It is a case of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face, defending one's thesis at the cost of the matter under investigation.
give someone a bloody nose Inflict a resounding defeat on someone. Example sentencesExamples - The way the voters saw it, though, was that they had to be evicted, and this was another opportunity to give them a bloody nose.
- Our concern is that the commission is focused on giving us a bloody nose whereas it will not have much effect on us.
- We have to give him a bloody nose at the election and a vote for Respect in east London is the way to do it.
- The solution to giving him a bloody nose lies in your hands.
- Voters usually want to give them a bloody nose, just to remind those in power that they're being watched closely.
- All those wanting to give him a bloody nose might be heartened by the latest poll.
- Nottingham Forest hadn't won or even moved further up the league, all they had done was give Charlton Athletic a bloody nose and put a temporary hold on their promotion celebrations.
- ‘Wimbledon were always going to give Liverpool a bloody nose come rain or sun, such was the inner belief within the team,’ Gould maintained.
- ‘The voters wanted to give him a bloody nose,’ he acknowledges.
- That means all hope is gone of giving him a bloody nose over it in 2006.
have one's nose in a book Be reading studiously or intently. Example sentencesExamples - Just because you always had your nose in a book doesn't mean I never noticed you!
- In fact, I was shy, I always had my nose in a book, and I was the furthest thing from sociable you're ever likely to see.
- She always has her nose in a book and so one of the guys I talked to called her bookworm and I thought it stuck.
- I always had my nose in a book, and I think that's true of a lot of novelists.
- She had her nose in a book, and she didn't look up.
- ‘You always had your nose in a book,’ her mom teased.
- And she would have her nose in a book, most of the time.
- Their historian doubtless had his nose in a book, reading up as much as he could find out about the location.
- You never let anyone near you, and you always had your nose in a book.
- She looked so cute sometimes, when she didn't have her nose in a book, at least.
informal Stay out of trouble. Example sentencesExamples - Sienna is a real threat because she's younger - and has kept her nose clean.
- He can continue to practice law but must keep his nose clean.
- The defendant was given five months to prove he can keep his nose clean after a judge said she wanted to see if he could stay out of trouble.
- If you are not high enough up the business ladder, you take your wages, keep your nose clean, and you get in trouble if you waste a paper clip.
- To get there, though, he must keep his nose clean.
- But if you kept your nose clean and got on with your life, they left you alone.
- Now, you would have thought that right now he would be trying to keep his nose clean, steer clear of anything that could, just possibly, be misinterpreted as deception.
- A judge promised to clean the slate after the Virginia Beach incident - provided he kept his nose clean for a year, which he did.
- It is not safe to play around when one is in the public eye, it always comes out, so if you want to climb higher in the political arena you need to keep your nose clean!
- Deliver the essentials of municipal government, do not embarrass the city, keep your nose clean and we will re-elect you until the cows come home.
informal Refrain from interfering in (someone else's affairs). Example sentencesExamples - Mr. O'Grady says Miss Elizabeth should keep her nose out of where she isn't wanted.
- I would appreciate you keeping your nose out of our business.
- Inspired by Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, and in defiance of his widowed father's injunctions to keep his nose out of other people's business, Christopher decides to turn sleuth and track down the murderer.
- Had I been on my own, I would have kept my nose out of this situation.
- He's never asked for me to help, and I don't want to risk the chance that he would rather me keep my nose out of our affairs, so haven't ever offered.
- I still think you should keep your nose out of other people's affairs.
- I should have kept my nose out of their business and stayed at my job.
- While I had been keeping my nose out of his business entirely, I had gotten two attempts on my life, at least one threat, and had given him plenty of clues which he didn't appreciate at all.
- He'd kept his nose out of their business, but they picked at him nevertheless.
- Why don't you keep your nose out of our business!
(of vehicles) moving or standing close behind one another, especially in heavy traffic. Example sentencesExamples - The traffic is nose to tail from 6.30 am till midnight.
- Normally it's nose to tail and covering nine miles in an hour is no certainty but on Saturday the traffic is freeflowing, even on the direct routes into the centre.
- According to today's Standard ‘about 10 million motorists are expected on the roads, leaving main routes from London nose to tail with traffic’.
- It's been nose to tail across this part of the city.
- Cars, nose to tail, parked down both sides of a main road, in and out of Bradford, are a cause for serious concern.
- On Windsor Road it can be nose to tail traffic.
- Sometimes I have to park on the main road and at other times I can't get out because cars are parked nose to tail.
- The only time I enjoy coming into work is when the traffic is nose to tail from the Bridge and I have brought the motorbike into work.
- For some reason the number of cars is hugely increased these days - perhaps there are roadworks on one of the other possible routes - so that for about a quarter of a mile they were nose to tail back up the hill.
- During working hours every yard of residential street frontage within a quarter of a mile of Caroline Square is parked up with cars nose to tail.
not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose Be unwilling or fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee the consequences of one's actions.
1To a person's sense of smell. the wine is pungently smoky and peppery on the nose Example sentencesExamples - Light on the nose, with a wash that is sweet with notes of plum and boiling jam, its real problem is that, lacking any obvious tannic structure, it is perhaps a little too soft for its own good.
- A touch of citrus on the nose; smooth and vibrant with pear overtones; a great value in white Burgundy.
- This luminescent Italian rose has a sweetness on the nose and delicate spice on the palate that begs for a mouthful of chilled raspberries and a touch of vanilla ice-cream.
- The dominant smell on the nose is of lemon sherbet and orange peel, followed on the palate by a solid, sweet vanillin mouthful.
- Refreshing acidity, with ripe raspberry and cracked pepper on the nose.
- There is a lot of white pepper on the nose and an underlying hint of marzipan.
- This one presents peppery spice on the nose and a solid Old World palate.
- Sharp and focused on the nose, it has a soft, round palate with an oily sweetness.
- This brings us to this fine Reserve Orvieto, which is cool and redolent of lime on the nose, has a succulent impact, then tumbles effortlessly to a refreshing and well balanced finish.
- The Montes Folly is a Syrah and is a blockbuster in style, with powerful pungent dark berries on the nose, rich, velvety succulence on the palate and a lengthy, Everest-like finish.
at ten on the nose the van pulled up Example sentencesExamples - Then Vladimir showed at the restaurant promptly at seven on the nose.
- They made it to school by 8:05 on the nose, thanks to Leo's inability to follow state law and stay within the speed limit.
Synonyms exactly, precisely, sharp, on the dot 3(of betting) on a horse to win (as opposed to being placed). Example sentencesExamples - But Harlan's also just put the money on the nose of a dead-cert racing tip that, true to form, came in second.
- Junior minister Jim McDaid is not a member of the cabinet any more, but last year he had one successful 20-1 shot, with €50 on the nose.
put someone's nose out of joint informal Upset or annoy someone. Example sentencesExamples - Since starting this blog, more than one of these individuals has told me that things are different in Bermuda and that I should be careful what I say lest I put someone's nose out of joint.
- ‘Totti will certainly put Del Piero's nose out of joint if the picture on the front page is anything to go by,’ says Magnus Blair.
- So to put her nose out of joint because I also was feeling childish, I did some fairly ‘hard’ ones.
Synonyms annoy, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, bother, irk, gall, pique, put out, displease, get someone's back up, put someone's back up, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, try someone's patience, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, raise someone's hackles
Pronounce words with a nasal twang. Example sentencesExamples - If you're a young man about town, you strut stiffly, head up, as if the place smells of disinfectant, put on a lofty expression and speak through your nose.
- I've even caught myself speaking through my nose at least twice, and the times I haven't noticed worry me more.
- Instead she wants to say, ‘I'm just doing this ‘for the children’,’ he says, tossing his head back and speaking through his nose.
turn one's nose up at something informal Show distaste or contempt for. he turned his nose up at the job Example sentencesExamples - It's easy for academics to turn their nose up at it, but time shows that it's wrong to say that because something is popular it isn't worthy.
- How could I turn my nose up at something that offers me more income.
- Teresa, tempted to stick her tongue out at her men for making disparaging remarks about women and their penchant for silly names, opted to turn her nose up at them.
- But she was peeved when model Catalina turned her nose up at her vegetarian shepherd's pie.
- On the other hand, this was going to give me a chance to lead from the front and surprise everyone, so I couldn't turn my nose up at it.
- And if you're turning your nose up at all things frozen, you haven't been paying attention to Nigella Lawson recently.
- I decided if I was going to continue turning my nose up at these products I should at least taste a few of them first.
- Everyone turns their nose up at the tofu, me included - it's not my favourite thing in the world but it's the universal vegetarian default food.
- While many will have no use for this feature, it's hard to turn your nose up at it.
- However, at the risk of being accused, once again, at turning my nose up at something worthwhile, I do have to say that I have one or two reservations.
1informal Directly in front of someone. he thrust the paper under the Inspector's nose Example sentencesExamples - I had searched and searched for my path, and finally found that it was the one directly under my nose that I was used to.
- I thrust the flyer under his nose, pointed at the single prohibition which was ‘No Trainers’ and wiggled my gleaming Oxford brogues at him.
- Well, I was just on my way home from school, looking at my feet while I was walking, when suddenly a piece of paper is shoved under my nose.
- Walk past a restaurant and a waiter shoots out and thrusts a menu under your nose.
- She shoved paper and a pen under my nose, and slipped some money into my purse.
- She thrust her left hand under his nose, and watched while he examined the ring.
- He was just about to catch her when she doubled back, directly under his nose.
- Finally, I got enough courage and thrust the picture under his nose and blurted, ‘Can you do this?’
- Four movie tickets were thrust under his nose and brandished wildly.
- In a panic I took this paper from my pocket and thrust it under his nose.
- 1.1(of an action) committed openly and boldly, but without someone noticing or noticing in time to prevent it.
my phone was stolen from right under my nose Example sentencesExamples - You might not have heard about these cases, but they go on right under your nose.
- Two years ago, at this track, they stunned McLaren with a daring three-stop strategy which pinched the race from under McLaren's nose when the Woking team clearly had the faster race car.
- Whereas most people would be struggling after the first chorus, she practically steals the show from under Adams's nose.
- Vaughan's elevation to a world class batsman makes Yorkshire more pleased than ever that they were able to snatch the Manchester-born cricketer from under Lancashire's nose.
- Hackett, it seems, was clutched from under Mowbray's nose and was supposed to make his debut yesterday.
- With John Philips, also from the Ballyclare club, needing a win to nick second place from under Danielle's nose, it was always going to be a tough encounter.
- All three have been touted as potential suitors for the Edinburgh-based bank in the past, and may yet be able to persuade their shareholders that it is worth paying a hefty premium for whisking her away from under Halifax's nose.
- You commit a brand-new federal crime right under the government's nose.
- This American version of Sky was snatched from under Murdoch's nose by another broadcasting entrepreneur, Charlie Ergen.
- You might not have noticed, but its happening right under your nose.
with one's nose in the air she walked past the cars with her nose in the air Example sentencesExamples - She is one of those middle class college graduates who walk down the streets with her nose in the air and head in the clouds; she would take one look at us and scurry down the block with her hand clutching her purse.
- She grabbed it firmly, got to her feet and walked past him with her nose in the air.
- She continued to walk down the hall with her nose in the air.
- I suppose some fly fisherman do walk around with their nose in the air.
- ‘All you have to do is hold a glass of champagne and walk around with your nose in the air, sniffing disdainfully,’ William grinned as he yanked on her arm.
- No matter what happens, keep going around with your nose in the air.
- He always figured a Princess would stand with her nose in the air, acting as though she were better than everyone else around her.
- The waiter, with his nose in the air, wasn't paying attention to anything.
- ‘You asked for it, walking on an icy road with your nose in the air,’ he told her sternly, then cracked another smile when she tried to furtively rub her backside.
- She was the beauty queen with her nose in the air and I was just the average height, dark haired, easily forgettable guy.
Origin Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā; also to ness. |