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nostrils

/ˈnɒstrɪlz/ /ˈnɑːstrɪlz/

Meanings
noun
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

Examples :

"The dog's nostrils twitched as it sniffed the delicious smell of bacon. "
body organ anatomy part physiology animal bird

Related Words

Illustration located

located verb

/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /loʊˈkeɪtɪd/

To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

"The school located the lost backpack in the main office. "

Illustration travel

travel noun

/ˈtɹævəl/

The act of traveling; passage from place to place.

"space travel"

Illustration smell

smell noun

/smɛl/

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

"I love the smell of fresh bread."

Illustration sniffed

sniffed verb

/snɪft/ /snɪfd/

To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

"I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off."

Illustration orifices

orifices noun

/ˈɔːrɪfɪsɪz/ /ˈɔːrəfɪsɪz/

A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.

"the orifice of an artery or vein;   the orifice of a wound;   the vagina and other orifices"

Illustration delicious

delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

Pleasing to taste; tasty.

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration passages

passages noun

/ˈpæsɪdʒɪz/

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

(after a negative) As well.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

Illustration gases

gases noun

/ˈɡæsɪz/

Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

"A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

Illustration passage

passage noun

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpasɑːʒ/

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

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nasal noun

/ˈneɪzəl/

A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

"The doctor prescribed a nasal to help clear my stuffy nose before the school play. "