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Meanings of nose in English
Catalan
ficar el nas The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals.
Synonyms
Examples for "olfactory organ"
Examples for "olfactory organ"
1
This applies also to the mucous lining of the olfactory organ, the nose.
2
His list of flops is long and unsightly, like Lady Gaga's decommissioned olfactory organ.
3
Chiselled, sounds as though her olfactory organ was of marble or granite, doesn't it?
4
The function of the nose as an olfactory organ must also rank highly in its importance.
5
The turbellaria, doubtless, have the sense of smell, although we can discover no special olfactory organ.
Usage of nose in English
1
Capital handling of the neck and throat; lovely work on the nose.
2
But when government revenues nose-dived and unemployment levels rose rapidly, that changed.
3
They used the whip and the rattan stick; and twisted his nose.
4
The nose of the envelope is stiffened to prevent it blowing in.
5
We treat the local condition in the nose with a menthol mixture.
6
It is that the neutralizing substance in the nose-guard evaporates too quickly.
7
The blood was gushing in red streams from his nose and mouth.
8
We stop short of nose-picking; we are debased enough as it is.
9
The cashier repeated the smile that bracketed his thin nose in wrinkles.
10
Hold the upper part of the nose between the thumb and forefinger.
11
The horses were munching in their nose-bags, and the driver had disappeared.
12
The nose was presently produced in court, and Shridat escaped the stake.
13
The nose and mouth were clean-cut and pitiless in their very symmetry.
14
The puppy was licking the injured nose industriously and whimpering the while.
15
The nose and roof of mouth should be distinctly black in colour.
16
Once they fancied that the dog turned his nose in their direction.
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