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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
nose
/nəʊz/
noun1 of 2
part of the face used for breathing and smelling
- “He punched me in the nose, causing it to bleed.”Tatoeba
- “Picking your nose can make you sick, so avoid it.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)