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Meaning of noses

noun

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. Example: She has a cold in the nose.
A snout, the nose of an animal.
The tip of an object. Example: the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane
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. Example: Red Rum only won by a nose.

verb

To move cautiously by advancing its front end. Example: The ship nosed through the minefield.
To snoop. Example: She was nosing around other people’s business.
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.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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