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    [Noun]  | "nose" | \ ˈnōz \


    1: the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity; broadly : this part together with the nasal cavity

    2: the anterior part of the head at the top or end of the muzzle : snout, proboscis

    3: the sense of smell : olfaction

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus;

    [Noun]  | "pug nose" 


    1: a nose having a slightly concave bridge and flattened nostrils

    Origin: 1769 ;

     {see: |pug:1|pug:1};

    [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 ;

    [Verb]  | "count" | \ ˈkau̇nt \


    1: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number

    2: to name the numbers in order up to and including

    3: to include in a tallying and reckoning

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider;

    [Verb]  | "fol*low" | \ ˈfä-(ˌ)lō \


    1: to go, proceed, or come after

    2: to engage in as a calling or way of life : pursue

    3: to walk or proceed along

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to follow;

    [Verb]  | "keep" | \ ˈkēp \


    1: to retain in one's possession or power

    2: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing

    3: to have in control

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to Old High German chapfēn to look;

    [Verb]  | "look" | \ ˈlu̇k \


    1: to make sure or take care (that something is done)

    2: to ascertain by the use of one's eyes

    3: to exercise the power of vision upon : examine

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look;

    [Verb]  | "nose out" 


    1: to discover often by prying

    2: to defeat or surpass by a narrow margin

    Origin: 1795 ;

    [Verb]  | "thumb" 


    1: to turn over pages

    2: to travel by thumbing rides : hitchhike

    3: to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb

    Origin: circa 1647 ;

    [Verb]  | "turn up" 


    1: find, discover

    2: to raise or increase by or as if by turning a control

    3: to look up (a word, a fact, etc.) in a book

    Origin: 1580 ;

    [Noun]  | "noses" 


    1: the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity;


      * e.g., " ... with that nose, the baby sure looks like his father "



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    2: the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow;


      * e.g., " ... bent the wire around the nose of the pliers "



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    [Noun]  | "nose" 


    1: the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity;


      * e.g., " ... with that nose, the baby sure looks like his father "



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    2: the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow;


      * e.g., " ... bent the wire around the nose of the pliers "



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    [Verb]  | "noses" 


    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]  | "noses out" 


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


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




    [Verb]  | "count" 


    1: to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added;


      * e.g., " ... count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around "



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    2: to be of importance;


      * e.g., " ... punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview "



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    3: to place reliance or trust;


      * e.g., " ... I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move "



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    [Verb]  | "count (out)" 


    1: to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of;


      * e.g., " ... I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight "




    [Verb]  | "count (up to)" 


    1: to have a total of;


      * e.g., " ... that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years "



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    [Verb]  | "nose out" 


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


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




     [ "noses" ]

    1: Origin of "noses," is most likely from the card game in which players attempt to grab spoons before their opponents and place them on their nose when a player has accumulated four of a kind. The last one to do so, drops out of the game and all others are still in.

      * e.g.,  ... A: Listen guys, I can fit only 3 people in my car, so that means one of you has to get left behind. 

     [ "noses" ]

    2: In respects, noses is a silent form of, not it. It is used to exclude one party from a desired item or action. When a situation arises where not every person in the group can benefit from, one person calls noses and places the index finger on the tip of the nose. Every else follows suit and keeps their finger on their nose until the game is over. The last person, or the one who doesn’t, is the loser, and therefore does not get what is being sought after.

      * e.g.,  ... B: Alright... Noses! *places finger on nose* 

     [ "noses" ]

    3: Noses works in ways, opposite to shoddy

      * e.g.,  ... C: *places finger on nose* 

     [ "noses" ]

    1: perfumers, people who create fragrances

      * e.g.,  ... It's really weird to have a job because of which you are called as one of the "noses". 

     [ "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: getting drunk, the new word for sauced, or wasted

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

     [ "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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