dive
nose dive
nosedive | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft |
census
nose count
nosecount | a periodic count of the population |
nose job
rhinoplasty | cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose |
big H
hell dust
nose drops
smack
thunder
skag
scag | street names for heroin |
coke
blow
nose candy
snow
C | street names for cocaine |
| nose | a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft), the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry |
| nose | the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon, he ducked under the nose of the gun |
nose cone
ogive | front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere |
| nose flute | a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries) |
| nose ring | a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it |
nozzle
nose | a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged |
nose
olfactory organ | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals, he has a cold in the nose |
| hawk nose | a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk |
| pug nose | a short nose, flattened and turned up at the end |
Roman nose
hooknose | a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge |
| nose | a natural skill, he has a nose for good deals |
| nose | the sense of smell (especially in animals), the hound has a good nose |
| nose | a symbol of inquisitiveness, keep your nose out of it |
parson's nose
pope's nose | the tail of a dressed fowl |
ENT man
ear-nose-and-throat doctor
otolaryngologist
otorhinolaryngologist
rhinolaryngologist | a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat |
| nose | a small distance, my horse lost the race by a nose |
| bull nose | a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout |
rhinophyma
hypertrophic rosacea
toper's nose
brandy nose
rum nose
rum-blossom
potato nose
hammer nose
copper nose | enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin, often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol |
bamboozle
snow
hoodwink
pull the wool over someone's eyes
lead by the nose
play false | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end, He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well |
butter up
brown-nose | flatter with the intention of getting something |
| nose | defeat by a narrow margin |
nuzzle
nose | rub noses |
| nose | push or move with the nose |
| nose | advance the forward part of with caution, She nosed the car into the left lane |
| scent nose wind | catch the scent of, get wind of, The dog nosed out the drugs |
sniff out
scent out
smell out
nose out | recognize or detect by or as if by smelling, He can smell out trouble |
intrude
horn in
pry
nose
poke | search or inquire in a meddlesome way, This guy is always nosing around the office |
plug away
peg away
slog
keep one's nose to the grindstone
keep one's shoulder to the wheel | work doggedly or persistently, She keeps plugging away at her dissertation |
pug-nosed
pug-nose
short-nosed
snub-nosed | having a blunt nose, a pug-nosed boy with freckles, a snub-nosed automatic |
on the nose
on the button | being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion, his guess was on the nose, the prediction for snow was right on the button |
precisely exactly on the nose
on the dot
on the button | just as it should be, `Precisely, my lord,' he said |