- nose for
- Australian Slang1. ability to search out or locate;2. propensity
English dialects glossary. 2013.
nose for
Look at other dictionaries:
Nose ring (animals) — A nose ring is the aluminum, stainless steel or copper ring installed through the nasal septum of a domestic bull or sometimes other cattle, or a clip on ring used for controlling other cattle for showing or handling, or the rings used to prevent … Wikipedia
nose — noseless, adj. noselike, adj. /nohz/, n., v., nosed, nosing. n. 1. the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration … Universalium
nose ring — 1. a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it. 2. a ring worn as an ornament in the nose. [1780 90] * * * ▪ ornament ornament inserted through different parts of the nose for personal adornment and used sometimes to… … Universalium
nose — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus Date: before 12th century 1. a. the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity; broadly this… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Nose piercing — Nicknames Nose ring Location Nose (nostril, nasal septum, nose bridge) Jewelry nose stud, nose b … Wikipedia
Nose cone — For the Transformers character, see Nosecone (Transformers). A nose cone that contained one of the Voyager spacecraft, mounted on top of a Titan III/Centaur launch vehicle … Wikipedia
Nose — For other uses, see Nose (disambiguation). For the article about noses in humans, see human nose. Nose Dogs have very sensitive noses Latin … Wikipedia
Nose Hill Park — View from the summit … Wikipedia
Nose (disambiguation) — Nose may refer to: Contents 1 Biology 2 The arts 2.1 Literature 2.2 Opera 3 Geography … Wikipedia
Nose fetishism — Nose fetishism,[1] nose partialism, or nasophilia[2][3] is the partialism (or paraphilia) for the nose. This may include the sexual attraction to a specific form of physical variation of appearance (such as shape and size), or a specific area… … Wikipedia
Nose — (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
