nose

[nəʊ̯z]
noun 5verb 5

Collocations

43
1

(noun.) part of the face

ADJ

big, bulbous, enormous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong | little, small, stubby, tiny | straight | aquiline, curved | hooked | snub, tip-tilted, turned-up, upturned

pointed, sharp

The old witch had a long pointed nose that made children nervous.

narrow, thin

My brother has a thin nose just like our father's.

flat, flattened | aristocratic, elegant

pink, red, shiny

The baby's pink nose wrinkled as she sneezed during her nap.

blocked, congested, dripping, runny, snotty

After playing in the snow all afternoon, my son came inside with a bright red, dripping nose.

bleeding, bloodied, bloody, broken, swollen

wet

After playing in the rain, the puppy's wet nose left marks all over the window.

sensitive

My dog has a sensitive nose, so strong perfumes make her sneeze.

pierced

false

The clown put on a big red nose to make the children laugh.

VERB + NOSE

breathe through | blow, wipe | pick, rub, scratch

tap

She tapped her nose and winked at her friend across the room.

wrinkle

When I tasted the medicine, I couldn't help wrinkkling my nose at how bitter it was.

break, split

turn up

My teenager turns up her nose at vegetables but eats pizza every single day.

look down

Some wealthy students at the school look down their noses at kids from working-class families.

NOSE + VERB

wrinkle

When she smelled the old fish in the fridge, her nose wrinkled immediately.

twitch

point

The dog's nose pointed toward the kitchen when she started cooking dinner.

run

When I caught a cold last week, my nose kept running all day long.

bleed

NOSE + NOUN

job

After years of feeling self-conscious, he decided to get a nose job before starting his new job.

bleed (also nosebleed)

PREP

through the ~

The doctor asked me to breathe slowly through my nose during the examination.

up your ~

She noticed her son had his finger up his nose during the family photo.

PHRASES

the bridge of the nose

A small scar ran across the bridge of her nose from a childhood accident.

(put/stick, etc.) your nose in the air

He stuck his nose in the air when his old friends tried to say hello at the party.

press your nose against sth

The little girl pressed her nose against the glass to watch the puppies playing outside.

2

(noun.) front part of a vehicle

ADJ

blunt

VERB + NOSE

push down, put down

The pilot pushed the nose down as the plane began its descent toward the runway.

NOSE + VERB

dip, drop

The dog's nose dropped as it sniffed the ground for interesting scents.

NOSE + NOUN

cone, section | dive (also nosedive)

PHRASES

nose to tail

The cars moved slowly in a nose to tail line during the morning rush hour.

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