noun
- plural of nose; the organs of smell and breathing on the face
verb
- third person singular present of nose; moves forward carefully or cautiously
- third person singular present of nose; searches or pries into something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The children wrinkled their noses at the smell.
- Both dogs had wet noses from playing outside.
- The car noses into the parking space slowly.
- She always noses around in other people’s business.
- The boat noses through the fog carefully.
- He noses into every conversation at work.