nose | Definition of nose

nose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nose

1 to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose

could nose the garbage from across the street

Synonyms of nose

scent, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff

Words Related to nose

breathe, drink (in), inhale, respire

savor (also savour)

2 to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business

Synonyms of nose

butt in, interfere, interlope, intermeddle, intrude, meddle, mess, muck (about or around), obtrude, poke, pry, snoop

Words Related to nose

intercede, interpose, intervene

barge (in), chisel (in), encroach, infringe, invade, trespass

fiddle, fool, monkey, play, tamper

Near Antonyms of nose

avoid, eschew, shun

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

3 to move slowly

the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while

Synonyms of nose

crawl, creak (along), creep, drag, inch, limp, ooze, plod, poke, slouch, snail

Words Related to nose

lumber, shamble, shuffle, tramp, trudge

Near Antonyms of nose

float, glide, sail

Antonyms of nose

fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip