dive nose dive nosedive | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft |
power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
dive diving | a headlong plunge into water |
swan dive swallow dive | a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water |
skin diving skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
census nose count nosecount | a periodic count of the population |
nose job rhinoplasty | cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose |
dive-bombing | a bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
big H hell dust nose drops smack thunder skag scag | street names for heroin |
coke blow nose candy snow C | street names for cocaine |
dive bomber | a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target |
honkytonk dive | a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall |
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 |
take a dive | pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer |
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 |
dive-bomb | bomb from a diving airplane |
nuzzle nose | rub noses |
nose | push or move with the nose |
dive | swim under water, the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells |
dive | plunge into water, I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool |
skin-dive | swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel |
power-dive | make a power dive, The airplane power-dived |
dive plunge plunk | drop steeply, the stock market plunged |
crash-dive | descend steeply and rapidly |
sky dive skydive | jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute |
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 |