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    • \ ˈshȯrt-ˌnōz(d)- 

    • \ ˈshə-vəl-ˌnōzd 

    • \ ˈsnəb-ˌnōzd 

    • \ ˈstär-ˌnōz(d)- 

    • \ ˈtȯ-fē-ˈnōzd 

    • \ ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌnōz- \

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    [Adjective]  | "nosed" | \ ˈnōzd \


    1: having a nose especially of a specified kind —usually used in combination

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "hard-nosed" | \ ˈhärd-ˈnōzd \


    1: being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising

    2: hardheaded, tough-minded

    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Adjective]  | "sharp-nosed" | \ ˈshärp-ˈnōzd \


    1: keen in smelling

    2: having a pointed nose or snout

    Origin: 1561 ;

    [Adjective]  | "shov*el-nosed" | \ ˈshə-vəl-ˌnōzd \


    1: having a broad flat head, nose, or beak

    Origin: 1707 ;

    [Adjective]  | "snub-nosed" | \ ˈsnəb-ˌnōzd \


    1: having a stubby and usually slightly turned-up nose

    2: having a very short barrel

    Origin: 1725 ;

    [Adjective]  | "tof*fee-nosed" | \ ˈtȯ-fē-ˈnōzd \


    1: snobbish

    Origin: circa 1925 ;

    [Verb]  | "nose" 


    1: to detect by or as if by smell : scent

    2: to push or move with the nose

    3: to move (something, such as a vehicle) ahead slowly or cautiously

    Origin: 1577 ;

    [Noun]  | "short-nosed cattle louse" | \ ˈshȯrt-ˌnōz(d)- \


    1: a large bluish sucking louse (Haematopinus eurysternus) that attacks domestic cattle

    Origin: 1942 ;

    [Noun]  | "star-nosed mole" | \ ˈstär-ˌnōz(d)- \


    1: a common black long-tailed semiaquatic mole (Condylura cristata) of the northeastern U.S. and adjacent Canada that has a series of pink fleshy projections surrounding the nostrils

    Origin: 1825 ;

    [Noun]  | "bot*tle*nose dolphin" | \ ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌnōz- \


    1: a relatively small chiefly gray toothed whale (Tursiops truncatus) of temperate to tropical waters that has a prominent beak and falcate dorsal fin, reaches a length of 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.6 meters), and is typically found in groups; also : a related whale (T. aduncus) of waters of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean

    Origin: 1826 ;

    [Verb]  | "nosed" 


    1: to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose;


      * e.g., " ... could nose the garbage from across the street "




    2: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;


      * e.g., " ... a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business "



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    3: to move slowly;


      * e.g., " ... the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while "



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    [Verb]  | "nose" 


    1: to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose;


      * e.g., " ... could nose the garbage from across the street "




    2: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;


      * e.g., " ... a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business "



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    3: to move slowly;


      * e.g., " ... the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while "



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    [Verb]  | "nosed out" 


    1: to come upon after searching, study, or effort;


      * e.g., " ... independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing "




    [Verb]  | "nose out" 


    1: to come upon after searching, study, or effort;


      * e.g., " ... independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing "




    [Adjective]  | "hard-nosed" 


    1: sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion;


      * e.g., " ... the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody "




    [Adjective]  | "toffee-nosed" 


    1: being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior;


      * e.g., " ... having come from the middle class, he suffered at the hands of the toffee-nosed twits at Eton "



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     [ "nosed" ]

    1: getting drunk, the new word for sauced, or wasted

      * e.g.,  ... yoooo lets get nosed! 

     [ "nosed" ]

    1: To be nudged (often repeatedly) with a nose, such as a young puppy might do to push a sibling aside to make room in a basket. Can also refer to "nosing" an alcoholic drink, and in a drunken fit of blaming, saying that the alcohol did something to the nose instead. Similar to "I got in a fight." vs "I started a fight."

      * e.g.,  ... "Bob nosed me." 

     [ "nosed" ]

    1: To be jewed.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, he totally nosed all my pot. 

     [ "Nose" ]

    1: Something Voldemort does not have

      * e.g.,  ... Voldemort has no nose. 

     [ "on the nose" ]

    1:  Precisely correct, without any error. Unsubtle or overly and clumsily direct. Used when characters in a narrative leave no room for subtext with their eye-rollingly obvious dialogue. Not a general term for bad writing.

      * e.g.,  ...  Guess how many beans in this jar. Forty thousand and one? On the nose, ladies and gentlemen! Excuse me, but I don't quite think we should have Helga say "I am sad. I hate you and you smell." It's a bit on the nose. 

     [ "on the nose with" ]

    1: This is an exaggerated suggestion to someone who is overly emotional regarding a perceived slight. So do you want to hit him on the nose with a tire iron cause he looked at you?

      * e.g.,  ... Hit him on the nose with a tire iron! 

     [ "Nosed" ]

    1: the new term for wasted, drunk or sauced.

      * e.g.,  ... Omg guys, I was so nosed last night I don't remember a thing! 

     [ "Nosed" ]

    1: Another word for "drunk", "smashed", "hammered", "sauced", "wasted", etc. (Usually said while tapping your nose.)

      * e.g.,  ... "GUYS LETS GET NOSED!!" *taps nose repeatedly* 

     [ "Nosed" ]

    1: to be drunk or wasted, the new word used when describing be hammered. Mainly changed to nosed so parents and other people wouldn't know what your talking about. While saying how nosed you are, or how you want to get nosed you usually tap your nose repeatedly to get across your point.

      * e.g.,  ... YOO LET'S GET NOSED GUYS! *taps nose* 

     [ "Nose" ]

    1: Being a nose- A nose is someone getting involved in other people’s business(being nosey)

      * e.g.,  ... Keeley is being a nose 

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