Nose vs. Beak

Nosenoun

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

Nosenoun

The tip of an object.

Nosenoun

(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

Nosenoun

A perfumer.

Nosenoun

The power of smelling.

Nosenoun

Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.

Nosenoun

The skill in recognising bouquet.

Nosenoun

(by extension) Skill at finding information.

Noseverb

(intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

Noseverb

(intransitive) To snoop.

Noseverb

(transitive) To detect by smell or as if by smell.

Noseverb

(transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

Noseverb

(transitive) To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.

Noseverb

(transitive) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.

Noseverb

(transitive) To furnish with a nose.

Noseverb

(transitive) To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

Nosenoun

The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.

Nosenoun

The power of smelling; hence, scent.

Nosenoun

A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.

Noseverb

To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.

Noseverb

To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.

Noseverb

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.

Noseverb

To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.

Noseverb

To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.

Noseverb

To examine with the nose or sense of smell.

Noseverb

To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the station;

Noseverb

to beat by (the length of) a nose.

Noseverb

To push or move with the nose or front forward.

Noseverb

To smell; to sniff; to scent.

Noseverb

To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to nose around.

Nosenoun

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals;

Nosenoun

a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft);

Nosenoun

the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon;

Nosenoun

a small distance;

Nosenoun

the sense of smell (especially in animals);

Nosenoun

a natural skill;

Nosenoun

a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

Noseverb

search or inquire in a meddlesome way;

Noseverb

advance the forward part of with caution;

Noseverb

catch the scent of; get wind of;

Noseverb

push or move with the nose

Noseverb

rub noses

Noseverb

defeat by a narrow margin

Nosenoun

the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling

Nosenoun

the sense of smell, especially a dog's ability to track something by its scent

Nosenoun

an instinctive talent for detecting something

Nosenoun

the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine

Nosenoun

the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle

Nosenoun

a projecting part of something

Nosenoun

an act of looking around or prying

Nosenoun

a police informer

Noseverb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something

Noseverb

smell or sniff (something)

Noseverb

look around or pry into something

Noseverb

detect by diligent searching

Noseverb

(of a vehicle) move cautiously forward

Noseverb

(of a competitor) manage to achieve a leading position by a small margin

Nose

A nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which receive and expel air for respiration alongside the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses.

Beaknoun

Anatomical uses.

Beaknoun

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming and for eating food.

Beaknoun

A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc.

Beaknoun

The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.

Beaknoun

The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.

Beaknoun

(botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.

Beaknoun

Figurative uses.

Beaknoun

Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.

Beaknoun

(architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.

Beaknoun

(farriery) A toe clip.

Beaknoun

(nautical) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

Beaknoun

(nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.

Beaknoun

Colloquial uses.

Beaknoun

(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed.

Beaknoun

A justice of the peace, magistrate, headmaster or other person of authority.

Beakverb

(transitive) Strike with the beak.

Beakverb

(transitive) Seize with the beak.

Beakverb

To play truant.

Beaknoun

The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varies much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds.

Beaknoun

Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land.

Beaknoun

A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.

Beaknoun

That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

Beaknoun

A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.

Beaknoun

Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.

Beaknoun

A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.).

Beaknoun

A magistrate or policeman.

Beaknoun

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

Beaknoun

horny projecting mouth of a bird

Beaknoun

informal terms for the nose

Beakverb

hit lightly with a picking motion

Beaknoun

a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill

Beaknoun

the horny projecting jaw of animals other than birds, for example a turtle or squid.

Beaknoun

a person's nose

Beaknoun

a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships.

Beaknoun

a magistrate or a schoolmaster.

Beak

The beak, bill, and/or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in non-avian dinosaurs and some mammals. A beak is used for eating and for preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young.