nostril
noun /ˈnɒstrəl/
/ˈnɑːstrəl/
- either of the two openings at the end of the nose that you breathe through
enlarge image- The horse flared its nostrils.
- The smell of decay lingered in her nostrils.
- The stench of the cellar filled my nostrils.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + nostril- fill
- flare
- hair
- in your nostrils
- through your nostrils
Word OriginOld English nosterl, nosthyrl, from nosu ‘nose’ + thȳr(e)l ‘hole’.
