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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See {Nostril}, and {Olfactory organ} under {Olfactory}. [1913 Webster] 2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. [1913 Webster] We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. --Collier. [1913 Webster] 3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. [1913 Webster] {Nose bit} (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. {Nose hammer} (Mach.), a frontal hammer. {Nose hole} (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. {Nose key} (Carp.), a fox wedge. {Nose leaf} (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. {Nose of wax}, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." --Massinger {Nose piece}, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. {To hold one's nose to the grindstone}, {To put one's nose to the grindstone}, or {To bring one's nose to the grindstone}. See under {Grindstone}. {To lead by the nose}, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. --Shak. {To put one's nose out of joint}, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] {To thrust one's nose into}, to meddle officiously in. {To wipe one's nose of}, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang] {on the nose}, (a) exactly, accurately. (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to {to place} or {to show}. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nose \Nose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nosed} (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nosing}.] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. [1913 Webster] 2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. [1913 Webster] Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] --Cowley. [1913 Webster] 4. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 5. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 6. To examine with the nose or sense of smell. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 7. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the station; [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 8. (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Hence, to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the form {nose out}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nose \Nose\, v. i. To push or move with the nose or front forward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] A train of cable cars came nosing along. --Hamlin Garland. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), v. i. 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. --Audubon. [1913 Webster] 2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to {nose around}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: nose n 1: 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" [syn: {nose}, {olfactory organ}] 2: a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry" 3: the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun" 4: a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose" 5: a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it" 6: the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose" 7: a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals" 8: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: {nozzle}, {nose}] v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: {intrude}, {horn in}, {pry}, {nose}, {poke}] 2: advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane" 3: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: {scent}, {nose}, {wind}] 4: push or move with the nose 5: rub noses [syn: {nuzzle}, {nose}] 6: defeat by a narrow margin