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The correct spelling is noses.
How to pronounce noses
noun
Say it like: Nos-es
The correct spelling is noses. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. For example: "She has a cold in the nose."
Usage Examples
“She has a cold in the nose.”
“the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane”
“Red Rum only won by a nose.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- 2.A snout, the nose of an animal.
- 3.The tip of an object.
- 4.The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- 5.The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
verb
- 1.To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- 2.To snoop.
- 3.To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- 4.To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- 5.To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
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