nose

nose ► NOUN 1) the facial part projecting above the mouth, containing the nostrils and used in breathing and smelling. 2) the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. 3) the sense of smell. 4) an instinctive talent for detecting something. 5) an act of looking around or prying. 6) the aroma of a wine.

► VERB 1) (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something. 2) look around or pry into something. 3) make one's way slowly forward. 4) smell or sniff (something).

● by a nose — Cf. ↑by a nose

● cut off one's nose to spite one's face — Cf. ↑cut off one's nose to spite one's face

● get up someone's nose — Cf. ↑get up someone's nose

● keep one's nose clean — Cf. ↑keep one's nose clean

● keep one's nose out of — Cf. ↑keep one's nose out of

● nose to tail — Cf. ↑nose to tail

● on the nose — Cf. ↑on the nose

● put someone's nose out of joint — Cf. ↑put someone's nose out of joint

● turn one's nose up at — Cf. ↑turn one's nose up at

● under someone's nose — Cf. ↑under someone's nose

ORIGIN Old English.