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 |
conenose cone-nosed bug conenose bug big bedbug kissing bug | large bloodsucking bug |
big H hell dust nose drops smack thunder skag scag | street names for heroin |
coke blow nose candy snow C | street names for cocaine |
cone | any cone-shaped artifact |
cone clutch cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
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 |
pyrometric cone | a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures |
cone cone cell retinal cone | a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color |
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 |
storm cone | a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds |
nose | a symbol of inquisitiveness, keep your nose out of it |
windsock wind sock sock air sock air-sleeve wind sleeve wind cone drogue | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast, used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
iceream cone | ice cream in a crisp conical wafer |
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 |
alluvial fan alluvial cone | a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out |
cone strobilus strobile | cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts |
fir cone | the seed-producing cone of a fir tree |
cone pepper Capsicum annuum conoides | plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits, sometimes grown as an ornamental |
nose | a small distance, my horse lost the race by a nose |
cone conoid cone shape | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point |
element of a cone | a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base |
truncated cone | a frustum formed from a cone |
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 |
cone | make cone-shaped, cone a tire |
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 |
coniferous cone-bearing | of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves |