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Meaning of "brown nose" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BROWN NOSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROWN NOSE

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brown nose is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BROWN NOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of brown nose in the English dictionary

The definition of brown nose in the dictionary is a form of light sensitization in cattle.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROWN NOSE

brown creeper
brown dwarf
brown earth
brown fat
brown flour
brown goods
brown hickory
brown house moth
brown hyena
brown lung disease
brown owl
brown paper
brown pound
brown rat
brown rice
brown rot
brown sauce
brown seaweed
Brown Shirt
brown snake

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROWN NOSE

anthracnose
bull nose
diagnose
get up someone´s nose
lead by the nose
lead someone by the nose
mannose
no skin off one´s nose
nose
on the nose
parson´s nose
pay through the nose
pope´s nose
prognose
pug nose
rhamnose
Roman nose
see no further than one´s nose
turn up one´s nose
under one´s nose

Synonyms and antonyms of brown nose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brown nose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROWN NOSE

Find out the translation of brown nose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brown nose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brown nose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棕色的鼻子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nariz marrón
570 millions of speakers

English

brown nose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्राउन नाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البني الأنف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коричневый нос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nariz marrom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদামী নাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nez brun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hidung coklat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

braune Nase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

茶色の鼻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈색 코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irung coklat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mũi màu nâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழுப்பு மூக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तपकिरी नाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kahverengi burun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naso marrone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brązowy nos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коричневий ніс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nas maro
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καφέ μύτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bruin neus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brun näsa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brun nese
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brown nose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWN NOSE»

The term «brown nose» is regularly used and occupies the 98.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWN NOSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brown nose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brown nose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brown nose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROWN NOSE»

Discover the use of brown nose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brown nose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology:
Brown nose. Brown pigmentation of the entire nose as in the case of the Vizsla. Bulbous and spongynose. An enlargement ofthenosemaking it resemble a porousbulbin its shape. The Spinone Italiano'snoseis bulbous and spongyin ...
Edward M. Gilbert, Jr, Patricia H. Gilbert, 2013
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Ferrets For Dummies
He has a white or cream undercoat that barely shows through the dark guardhairs. His eyes should be dark brown to near black, with a nose to match. A heavily mottled (marbled), blackish brown nose is acceptable as well. Champagne: This ...
Kim Schilling, 2011
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A Statistical Approach to Genetic Epidemiology: Concepts and ...
Genotypes EE Ee ee BB Black coat Black coat Yellow coat Black nose Black nose Black nose Bb Black coat Black coat Yellow coat Black nose Black nose Black nose bb Brown coat Brown coat Yellow coat Brown nose Brown nose Brown ...
Andreas Ziegler, Inke R. König, 2010
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Weekly World News
biggest brown nose1, By NICK MANN Department store assistant manager Tim Godfrey is the World's Biggest Brown Nose. The 26-year-old man agrees with everything his boss says, washes his car twice a week and springs for his lunch ...
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Michelangelo's Nose: A Myth and Its Maker
... to thumb one's nose at somebody, to hold one's nose, to pick one's nose, to blow one's nose, to have one's nose to the grindstone, to have one's nose out of joint, to nose around, to brown-nose, to be hard-nosed, to have a nose job, to nose ...
Paul Barolsky, 2007
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Wisconsin's Best Breweries and Brewpubs: Searching for the ...
Examples: Nut Brown Ale, South Shore Brewery; Newcastle Brown Ale, (Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England); Nut Brown Ale, ( Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, Yorkshire, England). Southern English Brown Nose is ...
Robin Shepard, 2001
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Organon of Medicine
Farokh J. Master. A bluish nose tip : Crot-h. (Kent R). Smoky nose : Hyos. (Knerr R). Smoky nose in hydrocephalus : Hell. (Knerr R). Yellow saddle on nose : Sep. (Knerr R). Red nose, hot : Caps. (Kent MM). Brown nose with red in spots : Aur.
Farokh J. Master, 2003
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NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
2. n. to poke someone in the anus; to goose someone. (Usually objectionable.) Freddy brown- holed Tom on the stairway, and they had quite afight. brownie Go to brown-nose. brownie points n. imaginary credit for do- ing something well.
Richard Spears, 2000
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Cincinnati Magazine
It shouldn't be a Mandell-Brown nose; it should be a nose that fits your face naturally," Mandell-Brown says. Rhinoplasty carries the same risks as most other surgeries such as bleeding and the danger of infection. Following surgery, patients ...
10
Grands Vins: The Finest Châteaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines
1975 Now-1997 Similar colour, a little less brown. Nose took some time to evolve . Full, still slightly tannic. Concentrated, ripe, chewy but rich. Good caramelly, prune finish. Another example of how much more satisfactory the 1975s are here  ...
Clive Coates, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROWN NOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brown nose is used in the context of the following news items.
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Officials looking into Oconee Co. bear sightings
"It was beautiful, brown nose, not aggressive whatsoever. He looked at me and I looked at it, my heart was pounding." Copyright 2015 FOX ... «WHNS Greenville, Jul 15»
2
'I'm a higher caliber person than you' Big Brother's Helen and Sarah …
"Just wondered why you'd brown nose someone who you think you're better than. Hmm Odd. P.s Wisker said you're Dull." Ouch. This spurred ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
3
Lost Dog: Have you seen Marley?
Marley is a male Siberian Husky with white fur. He weighs approximately 60 to 70 pounds and has brown eyes and a brown nose. Marley ... «WWBT NBC12 News, Jun 15»
4
Essentially Speaking
It started with the words "figuratively speaking" and "fundamentally" a fair few times to the boss. Fair enough. They always like a brown nose. «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
5
Big Brother 2015: Helen Wood stirs things up while Marc O'Neill and …
But Marc was clear on his opinion: “I'm going to saying that, do you want me to lick your arse and brown nose?” Later and Nikki Grahame ... «Telly Mix, Jun 15»
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“Yes” side spends nearly six million dollars on transit campaign
The brown nose money could have gone to B.C.'s many issues, not this folly. Log in to Reply. Ken 2900 on Jun 12, 2015 at 03:16 pm said:. «CKNW News Talk 980, Jun 15»
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Popular as pups, adult pit bulls increasingly discarded, surrendered
They included Ava, a deaf 1-year-old white pit bull with a black nose and one black eyebrow; Opal, a 3-year-old stray with a brown nose and ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
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Review: Wild Game Grill in Phoenix
A little brown nose twitched in front of me. The rabbit meat comes in breaded crumbles on top of Texas toast and topped with onion strings in a ... «azcentral.com, Jun 15»
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Davante Adams Knows How to Brown Nose Aaron Rodgers
“It's big because that's the type of thing that's going to keep me fine-tuning my own game because I see a guy like Future Yellow Jacket who's ... «Total Packers, Jun 15»
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How a puppy reminded us what it means to be a family
But when our three-month-old puppy Trixie whines, when her big brown nose twitches, when her white crescent-shaped tail waves like a flag of ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»

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