Synonyms for nose

Most common

muzzle · beak · nozzle · snout · tab · drip · olfactory organ · nostril

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

   She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes.

2. v. 1

   To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

   The ship nosed through the minefield.

3. v. 2

   To snoop.

   She was nosing around other people’s business.

Related words

Word family

noseband nose-dead nosegay nosehole noseless noselift nosely nose-picker

Phrases

nose candy nose test pope's nose nose out bloody nose nose of wax blood nose nose count

Forms

Plural

noses → snouts, proboscises, beaks, nozzles…

Past participle

nosed
e.g. nosed → poked, intruded, scented, winded…

Example sentences

• muzzle Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
• beak They have a bent nose, like the beak of a crow.
• nozzle Do you need to replace the faucet's spray nozzle?
• snout Her sweet, kind face features a dainty pig's snout.
• tab I can't edit this sentence; there's no edit tab.
• drip When I exercise in mid-summer, I drip with sweat.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

tab¹, pry¹, neb

4 letters

wind¹, drip¹, poke¹, beak¹, boko, narc¹

5 letters

trunk¹, scent¹, snout¹, snuff¹, conch¹, snoot

6 letters

muzzle², nozzle², snitch¹, pecker, nuzzle², beezer, schnoz

7 letters

nostril², intrude², snuffle, smeller

9 letters

proboscis³, schnozzle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muzzle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

nez

Italiano

naso

Español

nariz

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