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the part of the face above the mouth, through which breath passes and used to smell things

smelling organ of animate being

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Cases of word usage

1) the soft growth between the back of the nose and the throat, sometimes making breathing difficult (adenoids)

2) inflammation, especially in the nose and throat, causing flow of liquid as when one has a cold (catarrh)

3) with one or both eyeballs turned towards the nose (crosseyed)

4) a kind of sea animal smaller than a whale, with a long nose (dolphin)

5) a square piece of cotton etc, used for blowing the nose (handkerchief)

6) the nose and mouth if an animal (e.g. a dog or fox); a guard of straps or wires placed over this to prevent biting etc (muzzle)

7) either of the two external openings into the nose (nostril)

8) to press, rub or push the nose against a person, thing (nuzzle)

9) a thick-skinned, heavy animal of Africa and Asia with one or two horns on its nose (rhinoceros)

10) one of several air-filled holes in the bones of the skull linked to the nose (sinus)

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