NOSES Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of nose

as in snouts

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity with that nose, the baby sure looks like his father

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as in tips

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow bent the wire around the nose of the pliers

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noses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of nose

as in sniffs

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose could nose the garbage from across the street

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as in messes

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business

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as in drags

to move slowly the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while

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Police urge anyone who may have witnessed the crash to provide tips to its crash investigation team.

Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs.

Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024

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