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▸ noun: A snout, the nose of an animal.
▸ noun: The tip of an object.
▸ noun: The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
▸ noun: (horse racing) 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.
▸ noun: A perfumer.
▸ noun: The sense of smell.
▸ noun: Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
▸ noun: The skill in recognising bouquet.
▸ noun: (by extension) Skill at finding information.
▸ noun: (architecture) A downward projection from a cornice.
▸ noun: (slang) An informer.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To snoop.
▸ verb: (transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.
▸ verb: (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
▸ verb: (transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
▸ verb: (transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
▸ verb: (transitive) To furnish with a nose.
▸ verb: (transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
▸ verb: (intransitive, aviation) To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
▸ verb: (intransitive, aviation, nautical) To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
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