Definition of: nose

(nōz) noun
1. That part of the face of an animal containing the nostrils and the organ of smell. ♦ Collateral adjectives: nasal, rhinal.
2. The power or sense of smelling; scent.
3. That which resembles a nose; a ship's prow; the frontal tapering end of a torpedo; a spout; nozzle, etc.
4. The working end of a tool; also, the threaded end of a lathe or milling–machine spindle.
—on the nose Slang Exactly; precisely.
—v. nosed, nos·ing v.t.
1. To perceive or discover by or as by the sense of smell; scent.
2. To examine or touch with the nose; sniff.
3. To make (one's way) carefully and with the front end forward.
—v.i.
4. To smell; sniff.
5. To pry; meddle.
6. To move, especially carefully.
—to nose out To defeat by a small margin.
—to nose over To turn over on its nose, as an airplane. [OE nosu, orig. the two nostrils]