verb Download 🔗Share To move cautiously by advancing its front end. Examples : "The ship nosed through the minefield." action vehicle way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To snoop. Examples : "She was nosing around other people’s business." action police character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To detect by smell or as if by smell. Examples : "The dog nosed around the kitchen floor, searching for dropped crumbs. " sensation animal nature action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To push with one's nose; to nuzzle. Examples : "The puppy nosed its way into the owner's lap, seeking warmth. " animal action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out. Examples : "The gray horse nosed out the black horse at the finish line, winning the race by only a fraction of a second. " outcome sport achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang. Examples : "to nose a prayer" language phonetics sound communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to. Examples : "The two cars nosed each other at the narrow intersection, neither driver willing to yield. " action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (in combination) Having some specific type of nose. Examples : "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" appearance body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading