NOSE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NOSE?

Need another word that means the same as “nose”? Find 84 synonyms and 30 related words for “nose” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Nose” are: nozzle, snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk, sense of smell, instinct, feeling, gift for detecting, gift for discovering, sixth sense, intuition, insight, perception, smell, bouquet, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, odour, tip, nose cone, search, look, prowl, ferret, poke, exploration, investigation, wind, nuzzle, horn in, intrude, pry, nudge, push, prod, sniff, inquire impertinently, be inquisitive, inquire, investigate, explore, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, rummage in, delve into, peer into, have a good look at, detect, find, search out, discover, disclose, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, disinter, smell out, sniff out, follow the scent of, scent out, run to earth, run to ground, move slowly, ease, inch, edge, move, manoeuvre, steer, slip, squeeze, slide

Nose as a Noun

Definitions of "Nose" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nose” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The front or forward projection of a tool or weapon.
• The sense of smell, especially a dog's ability to track something by its scent.
• The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals.
• An instinctive talent for detecting something.
• The sense of smell (especially in animals.
• A symbol of inquisitiveness.
• An act of looking around or prying.
• The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.
• A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft.
• A projecting part of something.
• The front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle.
• The aroma of a particular substance, especially wine.
• A small distance.
• A police informer.
• A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged.
• A natural skill.

Synonyms of "Nose" as a noun (30 Words)

aroma	Any property detected by the olfactory system. The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee.
bouquet	An expression of approval; a compliment. The aperitif has a faint bouquet of almonds.
exploration	The action of searching an area for natural resources. An exploration of the African interior.
feeling	The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. He had terrible feelings of guilt.
ferret	An assiduous search for something. He had a quick ferret around.
fragrance	A pleasingly sweet olfactory property. Men who don t customarily wear fragrance.
gift for detecting	The act of giving.
gift for discovering	Natural abilities or qualities.
insight	Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively. His work provides important insights into language use.
instinct	A natural propensity or skill of a specified kind. The spawning instinct in salmon.
intuition	An impression that something might be the case. Your insights and intuitions as a native speaker are positively sought.
investigation	The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically. A murder investigation.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. The government should take a look at the amount of grant the council receives.
muzzle	A guard typically made of straps or wire fitted over an animal s muzzle to stop it biting or feeding. The law says that pit bull terriers have to wear a muzzle.
nose cone	A symbol of inquisitiveness.
nozzle	A cylindrical or round spout at the end of a pipe, hose, or tube used to control a jet of gas or liquid. He twisted the nozzle of the shower head.
odour	The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form. An odour of suspicion.
perception	The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted. Luther had a new perception of the Bible.
perfume	A pleasant smell. Musk based perfumes.
poke	An act or instance of having sex. His mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke round.
proboscis	The nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.
prowl	The act of prowling walking about in a stealthy manner. I met her once on one of my off duty bookshop prowls.
scent	Any property detected by the olfactory system. The dog having the help of scent as well as of sight.
search	An act of searching for someone or something. The advanced search includes options for sorting by date and specifying the news source.
sense of smell	A general conscious awareness.
sixth sense	The musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it.
smell	A quality in something that is perceived by the faculty of smell an odour or scent. It had the smell of treason.
snout	A European moth with long palps that extend in front of the head like a snout. He was stopped by the snout of her pistol.
tip	The extreme end of something; especially something pointed. The rubber tip of the walking stick.
trunk	A long flexible snout as of an elephant. He put his golf bag in the trunk.

Usage Examples of "Nose" as a noun

• The hound has a good nose.
• He knew that CID men are allowed to drink on duty as much of their time is spent with noses.
• White peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose.
• A dog with a keen nose.
• The nose of the rocket heated up on reentry.
• He has a nose for a good script.
• My horse lost the race by a nose.
• Keep your nose out of it.
• The nose of the saddle.
• He ducked under the nose of the gun.
• He slowly breathed out the air through his nose.
• She wanted a good nose round the house.
• The dog pressed his nose into the palm of my hand.
• He has a nose for good deals.
• He has a cold in the nose.
• The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway.
• He pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose.
• The wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste.

Nose as a Verb

Definitions of "Nose" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nose” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Detect by diligent searching.
• Smell or sniff (something.
• (of a competitor) manage to achieve a leading position by a small margin.
• (of a vehicle) move cautiously forward.
• Defeat by a narrow margin.
• Push or move with the nose.
• Catch the scent of; get wind of.
• Rub noses.
• (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.
• Advance the forward part of with caution.
• Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.
• Look around or pry into something.

Synonyms of "Nose" as a verb (54 Words)

be inquisitive	Occupy a certain position or area.
bring to light	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
delve into	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
detect	Discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators. Paul detected a faint note of weariness in his father s voice.
dig up	Get the meaning of something.
disclose	Disclose to view as by removing a cover. The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set.
discover	Discover or determine the existence presence or fact of. Roentgen discovered X rays.
disinter	Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies. His corpse was disinterred and dumped in a pit.
ease	Of share prices interest rates etc decrease in value or amount. Tokyo s dominance of government was deemed to ease efficient contact making.
edge	Provide with an edge. Edge the tablecloth with embroidery.
explore	Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it. He sets out to explore fundamental questions.
ferret about in	Search and discover through persistent investigation.
ferret around in	Hound or harry relentlessly.
ferret in	Hunt with ferrets.
ferret out	Search and discover through persistent investigation.
find	Come upon after searching find the location of something that was missed or lost. Did you find your glasses.
follow the scent of	Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.
have a good look at	Have a personal or business relationship with someone.
horn in	Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk.
hunt out	Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals.
inch	Advance slowly as if by inches. He inched away as I approached.
inquire	Inquire about. I inquired about their special today.
inquire impertinently	Inquire about.
intrude	Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. They intruded on our dinner party.
investigate	Investigate scientifically. Let s investigate the syntax of Chinese.
manoeuvre	Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense. She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people.
move	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place both in a concrete and in an abstract sense. He justly moves one s derision.
move slowly	Go or proceed from one point to another.
nudge	Push into action by pestering or annoying gently. She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant.
nuzzle	Dig out with the snout. The pig nuzzled the truffle.
peer into	Look searchingly.
poke	Prod and stir a fire with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. He poked Benny in the ribs and pointed.
pry	Inquire too closely into a person’s private affairs. Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail.
push	Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. Some films can be pushed during processing.
root out	Plant by the roots.
rummage in	Search haphazardly.
run to earth	Set animals loose to graze.
run to ground	Move fast by using one’s feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time.
scent	Catch the scent of get wind of. A glass of tea scented with a local herb.
scent out	Apply perfume to.
search	Search or seek. The guards searched him for weapons.
search out	Subject to a search.
slide	Move (something) smoothly along a surface. She slid the keys over the table.
slip	Pass out of one’s memory. Water slipped from the polished marble.
smell out	Emit an odor.
sniff	Discover something by investigation. His dog sniffed at my trousers.
sniff out	Inhale audibly through the nose.
squeeze	Squeeze or press together. Sarah squeezed in beside her.
steer	Direct (oneself) somewhere. He had steered her to a chair.
track down	Carry on the feet and deposit.
uncover	Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. Further evidence has been uncovered.
unearth	Drive (an animal, especially a fox) out of a hole or burrow. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President.
wind	Make a baby bring up wind after feeding by patting its back. The river winds through the hills.

Usage Examples of "Nose" as a verb

• I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house.
• They nosed ahead by one point.
• He nosed out the signs of trespass.
• She nosed the car into the left lane.
• The dog nosed out the drugs.
• The pony nosed at the straw.
• She's always nosing into my business.
• He turned left and nosed into an empty parking space.
• Because of its strength, whisky is nosed rather than tasted.
• Mario's gun dog nosed the carcass.

Associations of "Nose" (30 Words)

allergy	Hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity. Their allergy to free enterprise.
breath	The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing. He avoided the slightest breath of scandal.
breathe	Manifest or evince. Let your lawn breathe by putting air into the soil.
breathing	A sign in Greek or indicating the presence of an aspirate rough breathing or the absence of an aspirate smooth breathing at the beginning of a word. The heavy breathing person on the telephone.
choking	The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe. No evidence that the choking was done by the accused.
cough	A condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing. The smoker coughs all day.
ear	The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear. A good ear for pitch.
exhalation	An expiration of air from the lungs. The gas produced at the end of exhalation from deep within the lung.
freckle	Become freckled. Skin which freckles easily.
halitosis	Offensive breath.
inhale	Breathe in (air, gas, smoke, etc. Later on I inhale a box of chocolate cookies while watching cable TV.
inhaler	A dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion.
mouth	Train the mouth of a horse so that it responds to a bit. She mouthed a swear word.
nasal	A nasal speech sound. A drawling nasal voice.
nostril	Either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose.
olfaction	The action or capacity of smelling; the sense of smell.
oral	(in Freudian theory) relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development in which the mouth is the main source of pleasure and the centre of experience. An oral tradition.
otolaryngology	The medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
otorhinolaryngology	The study of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
pathology	The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases. The dominant pathology is multiple sclerosis.
proboscis	A long flexible snout as of an elephant.
runny	Characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape. The souffl was hard on top and quite runny underneath.
sinus	An infected tract leading from a deep-seated infection and discharging pus to the surface. Sinus tachycardia.
sniff	An act or sound of sniffing. He gave a sniff of disapproval.
snout	A European moth with long palps that extend in front of the head like a snout. A sea lion balanced a ball on its snout.
stifler	A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses. He is a real conversation stifler.
stuffy	(of a person’s nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult. Hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke.
tweak	A fine adjustment to a mechanism or system. I just about went crazy yesterday I was totally tweaking out.
whiff	(chiefly in baseball or golf) try unsuccessfully to hit the ball. Whiff a pipe.