- nose
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. proboscis, snout, muzzle, beak, schnozzle (sl.); nasal or olfactory organ; nostrils. See convexity.II(Roget's IV) n.1. [The organ of smell]Syn. nasal organ, nasal cavity, nares, nasal passages, nostrils, olfactory nerves, snoot*, proboscis*, beak*, bill*, trunk*; see also organ 2 .2. [A projection]Syn. snout, nozzle, muzzle; see projection .• by a nose*,Syn. by a very small margin, too close for comfort, barely; see almost .• count noses*,Syn. take attendance, add, total, sum up; see count .• cut off one's nose to spite one's face,Syn. injure one's own interests, hurt oneself, be self-destructive; see hurt 1 .• follow one's nose,• look down one's nose at*,Syn. disdain, snub, be disgusted by; see scorn 1 .• on the nose*,Syn. precisely, to the point, correctly; see exactly .• pay through the nose,Syn. pay an unreasonable price, pay heavily, get taken*; see pay 1 .• put one's nose out of joint*,Syn. harm, irritate, hurt; see anger 1 .• turn up one's nose at,Syn. sneer at, refuse, disdain; see scorn 1 .• under one's (very) nose,Syn. in plain sight, visible, at one's fingertips; see obvious 1 .v.Syn. search, inspect, pry; see examine 1 .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.snout, olfactory organ, proboscis, *beak, *honk, *hooter, *snoot, *bazoo, *schnozzle, *schnozzola, *bugle. ''The bone and gristle penthouse.''—Stewart Robertson.WORD FIND• blocked nasal passage disorder: deviated septum• descriptive: skewed, gumdrop, potatolike• flattened, somewhat turned-up: pug, snub• hooked like an eagle: aquiline• large: bulbous• red and grossly enlarged: rum nose, whiskey nose, toper’s nose, rhinophyma• redness: rosacea• turned-up: retrousseIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract: proboscis. Informal: beak, snoot. Slang: nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snout. See BODY, CONVEX. 2. The sense by which odors are perceived: olfaction, scent, smell. See SMELLS. 3. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit. See ABILITY, CAREFUL. II verb 1. To perceive with the olfactory sense: scent, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff. Idiom: catch (or get) a whiff of. See SMELLS. 2. Informal. To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion. Also used with around: poke, pry, snoop. Idiom: stick one's nose into. See INVESTIGATE, PARTICIPATE.
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