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      noses
      noun
      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.
      (horse racing) 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.
      (perfumery) A perfumer.
      The sense of smell.
      (idiomatic) Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
      The skill in recognising bouquet.
      (by extension) Skill at finding information.
      (idiomatic, also followed by around or about) The action of nosing, in the sense to snoop
      (architecture) A downward projection from a cornice.
      (slang) An informer.
      verb
      (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
      (intransitive, idiomatic, also followed by around or about, in which case, ambitransitive) To snoop.
      (transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
      (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
      (transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
      (transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
      (transitive) To furnish with a nose.
      (transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
      (intransitive, aviation) To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
      (intransitive, aviation, nautical) To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
      Words related to noses
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