Definition of nose

• n. - The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
• n. - The power of smelling; hence, scent.
• n. - A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.
• v. t. - To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
• v. t. - To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
• v. t. - To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
• v. i. - To smell; to sniff; to scent.
• v. i. - To pry officiously into what does not concern one.