nose
Từ điển Collocation
nose noun
1 part of the face
ADJ. big, bulbous, enormous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong | little, small, stubby, tiny | straight | aquiline, curved, Roman | beaky, crooked, hooked | snub, tip-tilted, turned-up, upturned | pointed, sharp The sharp nose and thin lips gave his face a very harsh look. | narrow, thin She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose. | flat, flattened | aristocratic, elegant | pink, red, shiny He stuck his bulbous red nose back into his pint of beer. She dressed up as a clown with a white face and red nose. | blocked, congested, dripping, runny, snotty a child with a runny nose | bleeding, bloodied, bloody, broken, swollen | wet The dog pushed its wet nose into my palm. | sensitive Cats have very sensitive noses and rely heavily on scent markings. | pierced | false I had to wear a black moustache and false nose for the role.
VERB + NOSE breathe through | blow, wipe | pick, rub, scratch | tap He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture. | wrinkle She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelt a bad smell. | break, split | turn up (figurative) The children turn up their noses at almost everything I cook. | look down (figurative) People who live in that area tend to look down their noses at their poorer neighbours.
NOSE + VERB wrinkle His nose wrinkled with distaste. | twitch | point She walked with her shoulders back and her nose pointing skyward. | run She was weeping quite loudly and her nose was running. | bleed
NOSE + NOUN job She wasn't happy with her appearance so she had a nose job. | bleed (also nosebleed)
PREP. through the ~ Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. | up your ~ The boy sat there with his finger up his nose.
PHRASES the bridge of the nose He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. | (put/stick, etc.) your nose in the air (often figurative) She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone. | press your nose against sth Charlie pressed his nose against the window.
2 front part of a vehicle
ADJ. blunt
VERB + NOSE push down, put down He pushed the nose down for the final approach.
NOSE + VERB dip, drop The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway.
NOSE + NOUN cone, section | dive (also nosedive)
PHRASES nose to tail The traffic was nose to tail for miles.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; olfactory organ
he has a cold in the nose
- a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry
- the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
he ducked under the nose of the gun
- a small distance
my horse lost the race by a nose
- a symbol of inquisitiveness
keep your nose out of it
- the sense of smell (especially in animals)
the hound has a good nose
- a natural skill
he has a nose for good deals
- a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged; nozzle
v.
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way; intrude, horn in, pry, poke
This guy is always nosing around the office
- advance the forward part of with caution
She nosed the car into the left lane
- catch the scent of; get wind of; scent, wind
The dog nosed out the drugs
- push or move with the nose
- rub noses; nuzzle
- defeat by a narrow margin
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
noses|nosed|nosing
syn.: horn in intrude nozzle nuzzle olfactory organ poke pry scent wind
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