nose

Nose: the sensory organ

Meanings

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
A snout, the nose of an animal.
The tip of an object.
The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
A perfumer.
The power of smelling.
Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
The skill in recognising bouquet.
Skill at finding information.
A downward projection from a cornice.
An informer.

To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
To snoop.
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
To furnish with a nose.
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

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

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