Meaning of "nose" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NOSE

Old English nosu; related to Old Frisian nose, Norwegian nosa to smell and nus smell.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NOSE

nose  [nəʊz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOSE

Nose is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb nose in English.

WHAT DOES NOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nose

Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, and then into the rest of the respiratory system. In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face; on most other mammals, it is on the upper tip of the snout.

Definition of nose in the English dictionary

The first definition of nose in the dictionary is the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, consisting of a prominent structure divided into two hair-lined air passages by a median septum related adjectives nasal rhinal. Other definition of nose is the sense of smell itself: in hounds and other animals, the ability to follow trails by scent. Nose is also instinctive skill or facility, esp in discovering things.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NOSE

PRESENT

Present

I nose

you nose

he/she/it noses

we nose

you nose

they nose

Present continuous

I am nosing

you are nosing

he/she/it is nosing

we are nosing

you are nosing

they are nosing

Present perfect

I have nosed

you have nosed

he/she/it has nosed

we have nosed

you have nosed

they have nosed

Present perfect continuous

I have been nosing

you have been nosing

he/she/it has been nosing

we have been nosing

you have been nosing

they have been nosing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I nosed

you nosed

he/she/it nosed

we nosed

you nosed

they nosed

Past continuous

I was nosing

you were nosing

he/she/it was nosing

we were nosing

you were nosing

they were nosing

Past perfect

I had nosed

you had nosed

he/she/it had nosed

we had nosed

you had nosed

they had nosed

Past perfect continuous

I had been nosing

you had been nosing

he/she/it had been nosing

we had been nosing

you had been nosing

they had been nosing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will nose

you will nose

he/she/it will nose

we will nose

you will nose

they will nose

Future continuous

I will be nosing

you will be nosing

he/she/it will be nosing

we will be nosing

you will be nosing

they will be nosing

Future perfect

I will have nosed

you will have nosed

he/she/it will have nosed

we will have nosed

you will have nosed

they will have nosed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been nosing

you will have been nosing

he/she/it will have been nosing

we will have been nosing

you will have been nosing

they will have been nosing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would nose

you would nose

he/she/it would nose

we would nose

you would nose

they would nose

Conditional continuous

I would be nosing

you would be nosing

he/she/it would be nosing

we would be nosing

you would be nosing

they would be nosing

Conditional perfect

I would have nose

you would have nose

he/she/it would have nose

we would have nose

you would have nose

they would have nose

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been nosing

you would have been nosing

he/she/it would have been nosing

we would have been nosing

you would have been nosing

they would have been nosing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you nose
we let´s nose
you nose

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to nose

Past participle

nosed

Present Participle

nosing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «NOSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nose» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of nose

beak · bill · conk · e-nose · edge · feeling · hooter · instinct · intuition · neb · nudge · nuzzle · proboscis · push · schnozzle · shove · sixth sense · snitch · snout

TRANSLATION OF NOSE

Find out the translation of nose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of 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 «nose» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鼻
• Translator English - Spanish: nariz
• English: nose
• Translator English - Hindi: नाक
• Translator English - Arabic: أَنْفٌ
• Translator English - Russian: нос
• Translator English - Portuguese: nariz
• Translator English - Bengali: নাক
• Translator English - French: nez
• Translator English - Malay: hidung
• Translator English - German: Nase
• Translator English - Japanese: 鼻
• Translator English - Korean: 코
• Translator English - Javanese: Irung
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mũi
• Translator English - Tamil: மூக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: नाक
• Translator English - Turkish: burun
• Translator English - Italian: naso
• Translator English - Polish: nos
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ніс
• Translator English - Romanian: nas
• Translator English - Greek: μύτη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: neus
• Translator English - Swedish: näsa
• Translator English - Norwegian: nese

10 QUOTES WITH «NOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nose.

1

Marina Abramovic

When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose.

2

Nelson Algren

Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.

3

Paul Anka

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

4

David Archuleta

If not music, I think it would be pretty cool to be an ear, nose and throat doctor.

5

Richard C. Armitage

Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so it's amusing that people like it!

6

Ellen Barkin

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son.

7

Martin Bashir

The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago.

8

Bill Belichick

You go to the draft board and think, 'Here's a nose tackle. Who needs a nose tackle?' Well, eight teams in front of you need a nose tackle, and there's two nose tackles. It's something you have to figure out where you can get the players to play in your system.

9

Cyrano de Bergerac

This veridic nose arrives everywhere a quarter of an hour before its master. Ten shoemakers, good round fat ones too, go and sit down to work under it out of the rain.

10

Valerie Bertinelli

My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOSE»

Discover the use of nose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Nose Book

Illus. in full color. A book about noses of all sizes and colors, uses, and shapes, written and designed with cheerful pictures and rhyming, rhythmical words.

Al Perkins, 1970

Nose: A Novel

James Conaway's Nose is a witty, delectable, and fast-paced novel that, like a good Cabernet, only grows truly enjoyable once opened.

James Conaway, 2013

Breaking Stalin's Nose

This moving story of a ten-year-old boy's world shattering is masterful in its simplicity, powerful in its message, and heartbreaking in its plausibility.

Eugene Yelchin, 2011

What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life

From brain-imaging laboratories to the high-stakes world of scent marketing, What the Nose Knows takes us on a tour of the strange and surprising realm of smell. From the Hardcover edition.

Avery Gilbert, 2008

Arthur's Nose

A young aardvark who is ashamed of his nose decides to go to the doctor to change his appearance

Marc Brown, 2009

Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases: A Pocket Reference

This fully updated edition presents a comprehensive overview of the essentials of ear, nose, throat diseases, and surgery.

Walter Becker, Hans Heinz Naumann, Carl Rudolf Pfaltz, 1994

All of Baby, Nose to Toes

Already a hit in hardcover, this is the perfect first board book for every baby-and for every parent who loves that baby to bits.

Victoria Adler, 2009

Beyond Nose to Tail: More Omnivorous Recipes for the ...

Written in the same entertaining and accessible voice that made Nose to Tail Eating a certified foodie classic, this beautiful new collection of recipes by Fergus Henderson teaches you everything you'll ever need to know to prepare even ...

Fergus Henderson, Justin Piers Gellatly, 2008

Clinical Atlas of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases in Small ...

More than 350 full-colour photos, radiographs and illustrations help relate the text to patient signs actually seen in practice.

Cheryl Hedlund, Joe Taboada, Sandra Merchant, 2002

Dermatological Diseases of the Nose and Ears: An Illustrated ...

Furthermore, this color illustrated book guides the reader to the diagnosis of the prevalent skin tumors frequently involving these localizations, addressing an important health care problem.

Can Baykal, K. Didem Yazganoglu, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nose is used in the context of the following news items.

The Nose Hair Nightmare

Long, black, prickly nose hairs sticking out of her, I mean my nose! Holy smokes, where did they come from? How long had they been growing? «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Police say PA man robbed Fort Lee gas station wearing fake nose …

Police identified the man who wore Groucho Marx-style novelty glasses while allegedly robbing a Fort Lee gas station as a 45-year-old ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

Weak Chinese PMI Leads Commodities Lower By The Nose

The Caixin-Markit Chinese PMI data for July showed that the Chinese factory sector dropped to its lowest level in 15 months raising fears about ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Parsons Nose, the Locarno, and other things you remember from …

From the Red Hills to the Rose and Crown, the Parsons Nose and the Pink Parrot, there is surely something for everybody - no matter gender or ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»

GAA propose to fine Dublin and Armagh after broken nose incident

The challenge game which took place behind closed doors a number of weeks ago left Byrne with a broken nose and nasty facial injuries. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

The Nose: A eulogy for ET the walrus and all those who went before …

E.T., the resident walrus of the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, demonstrates his whistling technique in 2001 while staff biologist Traci Belting ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»

Reid: All good Liberals should hold their nose and vote for Eve Adams

Former Conservative MP Eve Adams (left) is joined by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau as she announces in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»

Motorists come nose to nose with WW2 aircraft in Lincoln city centre

Motorists come nose to nose with WW2 aircraft in Lincoln city centre. By CarolineW_LE | Posted: July 24, 2015. Is it a bird? Is it a plane?! Yes, it's a plane... Scroll ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»

Two women post tweets of wife 'sexting other man under husband's …

But two women at a US baseball game claim to have uncovered a woman cheating on her other half right under his nose, publishing the ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»

Madonna Style 2015: She Got A Nose Piercing - Is She Taking Her …

But recently, she took to Instagram to post a close up image of her nose selfie, featuring her pearl nose ring. Clearly she never stops being ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»