nose

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The part of the face above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling.

   She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes.

2. 2
   noun

   The sense of smell, especially in animals.

   The hound has a very good nose.

3. 3
   noun

   A natural talent for finding or noticing something.

   She has a real nose for a good bargain.

4. 4
   noun

   The pointed front part of something such as an aircraft.

   The nose of the rocket heated up as it re-entered the atmosphere.

5. 5
   verb

   To move forward slowly and carefully.

   They nosed their car into the left lane.

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Simplified etymology

Nose is an Old English word belonging to the same ancient family as Latin nasus “nose,” the source of English nasal. It is also related to ness, meaning a headland or promontory.

From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”). See also Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noas, Dutch neus, Swedish nos, Norwegian nos (“snout”), Low German Nääs, German Nase, Swedish näsa, Norwegian nese, Danish næse (“nose”); also Latin nāris (“nostril”), nāsus (“nose”), Lithuanian nósis, Russian нос (nos), Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā, “nostrils”).

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