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nose

/nəʊz/

An illustration for nose

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

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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)

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