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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Idioms for nose
Origin of nose
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English nosu; akin to Dutch neus,German Nase,Latin nāsus,Sanskrit nāsā
OTHER WORDS FROM nose
noseless, adjectivenoselike, adjectiveun·nosed, adjectiveWords nearby nose
Norwich terrier, Norwood, nos-, noscapine, nosce te ipsum, nose, nose about, nose bag, noseband, nosebleed, nose candy
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British Dictionary definitions for nose
nose
/ (nəʊz) /
noun
verb
See also nose out
Derived forms of nose
noseless, adjectivenoselike, adjectiveWord Origin for nose
Old English nosu; related to Old Frisian nose, Norwegian nosa to smell and nus smell
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Medical definitions for nose
nose
[ nōz ]
n.
The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other vertebrates that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract.
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Idioms and Phrases with nose
nose
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