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noun part of the face ADJ. big, bulbous, enormous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong | little, small, stubby, tiny | straight | aquiline, curved, Roman | beaky, crooked, hooked | snub, tip-tilted, turned-up, upturned | pointed, sharp The sharp nose and thin lips gave his face a very harsh look. | narrow, thin She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose. | flat, flattened | aristocratic, elegant | pink, red, shiny He stuck his bulbous red nose back into his pint of beer. She dressed up as a clown with a white face and red nose. | blocked, congested, dripping, runny, snotty a child with a runny nose | bleeding, bloodied, bloody, broken, swollen | wet The dog pushed its wet nose into my palm. | sensitive Cats have very sensitive noses and rely heavily on scent markings. | pierced | false I had to wear a black moustache and false nose for the role. VERB + NOSE breathe through | blow, wipe | pick, rub, scratch | tap He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture. | wrinkle She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelt a bad smell. | break, split | turn up (figurative) The children turn up their noses at almost everything I cook. | look down (figurative) People who live in that area tend to look down their noses at their poorer neighbours. NOSE + VERB wrinkle His nose wrinkled with distaste. | twitch | point She walked with her shoulders back and her nose pointing skyward. | run She was weeping quite loudly and her nose was running. | bleed NOSE + NOUN job She wasn't happy with her appearance so she had a nose job. | bleed (also nosebleed) PREP. through the ~ Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. | up your ~ The boy sat there with his finger up his nose. PHRASES the bridge of the nose He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. | (put/stick, etc.) your nose in the air (often figurative) She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone. | press your nose against sth Charlie pressed his nose against the window. front part of a vehicle ADJ. blunt VERB + NOSE push down, put down He pushed the nose down for the final approach. NOSE + VERB dip, drop The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway. NOSE + NOUN cone, section | dive (also nosedive) PHRASES nose to tail The traffic was nose to tail for miles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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nose
adjectives
big
• See that guy over there, the one with the big nose?
small
• She had high cheekbones and a small nose.
long
• His nose was long and his chin square.
straight
• Her nose was long, straight and elegant.
runny
(= with liquid coming out )
• A runny nose may be the result of an allergic reaction.
snotty
(= with unpleasant thick liquid coming out )
• a group of dirty children with snotty noses
blocked
(= so that you cannot breathe easily )
• My nose is really blocked and I can't smell anything.
red
(= because you are cold or drunk, or have a cold )
• His nose was red from the cold.
a snub/turned-up nose
(= one that curves up at the end )
• She had big eyes and a turned-up nose.
a hooked nose
(= one that curves down at the end )
• an old man with a hooked nose
a Roman/aquiline nose
formal (= one that curves out near the top )
• He had a thin face with an aquiline nose.
a broken nose
(= one that is not straight because the bone has been broken by a hit or fall )
• a boxer with a broken nose
verbs
blow your nose
(= clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of soft paper or cloth )
• She blew her nose on a large white handkerchief.
wipe your nose
(= wipe liquid away from your nose )
• The boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.
pick your nose
(= remove substances from inside your nose with your finger )
• Stop picking your nose, Freddy.
wrinkle your nose
(= move the muscles near your nose when you do not like something )
• Susan looked at the meal and wrinkled her nose.
hold your nose
(= so that you cannot smell a bad smell )
• The smell was so revolting that I had to hold my nose.
breathe through your nose
• Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.
somebody's nose is running
(= liquid is coming out )
• She was crying hard and her nose was running.
phrases
the bridge of your nose
(= the upper part, between your eyes )
• Sam pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.
transnet.ir
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Phrase(s): nose something (out) (onto something)
to drive or push something carefully out onto the surface of something, nose first. • I nosed the car out onto the highway, looking both ways. • She nosed out the car.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with NOSE, Also see BROWN NOSE; CAN'T SEE BEYOND THE END OF ONE'S NOSE; COUNT NOSES; CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE; FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE; KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN; LEAD BY THE NOSE; LOOK DOWN ON (ONE'S NOSE); NO SKIN OFF MY NOSE; ON THE NOSE; PAY THROUGH THE NOSE; PLAIN AS DAY (THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE); POKE ONE'S NOSE INTO; RUB SOMEONE'S NOSE IN IT; THUMB ONE'S NOSE; TURN UP ONE'S NOSE; UNDER ONE'S NOSE; WIN BY A NOSE.
American Heritage Idioms