English words starting with nos

Meanings of Nos:

abbreviation

Numbers.

Usage examples:

The colonial office occupied nos. 12 and 14 downing street

Meanings of Nose:

noun

The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

Usage examples:

He slowly breathed out the air through his nose

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Usage examples:

The pony nosed at the straw

Meanings of Nose-cone:

noun

The front part of a spacecraft, aircraft, or missile (= flying weapon)

Meanings of Nose-into:

idiom

Infml to try to discover things which do not involve you

Usage examples:

You’re always sticking your nose into my business.

Meanings of Nose-out:

phrasal verb

To discover something by searching carefully

Usage examples:

He soon nosed out the details of the accident by talking to people and making some phone calls.

Meanings of Nosean:

noun

A mineral of the sodalite group, a silicate and sulphate of sodium and aluminium, na₈ al₆ si₆ o₂₄ (so₄), that crystallizes in the cubic system and occurs in phonolites and related volcanic rocks. compare noselite , "nosin".

Meanings of Nosebag:

noun

A strong canvas or leather bag containing fodder, hung from a horse's head.

Usage examples:

From that corner, ivaric realized, there also came a quiet munching sound, as if another horse fed …

Meanings of Nosebags:

noun

A strong canvas or leather bag containing fodder, hung from a horse's head.

Usage examples:

From that corner, ivaric realized, there also came a quiet munching sound, as if another horse fed …

Meanings of Noseband:

noun

The strap of a bridle or head collar, which passes over the horse's nose and under its chin.

Usage examples:

I put a drop noseband or something similar on the horse to stabilize his jaw so that the game of ni…

Meanings of Nosebands:

noun

The strap of a bridle or head collar, which passes over the horse's nose and under its chin.

Usage examples:

I put a drop noseband or something similar on the horse to stabilize his jaw so that the game of ni…

Meanings of Nosebleed:

noun

An instance of bleeding from the nose.

Usage examples:

She gets a nosebleed at high altitudes

Meanings of Nosebleeds:

noun

An instance of bleeding from the nose.

Usage examples:

She gets a nosebleed at high altitudes

Meanings of Nosed:

adjective

Having a nose or projecting part of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

Red-nosed clowns

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Usage examples:

The pony nosed at the straw

suffix

Having a nose of the type mentioned

Usage examples:

Sharp/snub/hook-nosed, a blunt-nosed missile

Meanings of Nosedive:

noun

A steep downward plunge by an aircraft.

Usage examples:

The pilot put the plane in a nosedive and ejected

verb

(of an aircraft) make a nosedive.

Usage examples:

The plane nosedived into the ground and exploded

Meanings of Nosegay:

noun

A small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented.

Usage examples:

A nosegay worn at the waist or bodice

Meanings of Nosegays:

noun

A small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented.

Usage examples:

A nosegay worn at the waist or bodice

Meanings of Noselessness:

noun

The state or condition of having no nose.

Meanings of Noselite:

noun

= nosean .

Meanings of Nosema:

noun

A spore-forming parasitic protozoan that chiefly affects insects.

Usage examples:

A midgut infected with nosema is off white and a little swollen and is less segmented in appearance.

Meanings of Nosepiece:

noun

The part of a helmet or headdress that protects a person's nose.

Usage examples:

They really didn't fit properly: her muzzle was too broad for the nosepiece.

Meanings of Noser:

noun

A prying or inquisitive person, a person who seeks out; specifically (slang) an informer or spy for the police.

Meanings of Noses:

noun

The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

Usage examples:

He slowly breathed out the air through his nose

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Usage examples:

The pony nosed at the straw

Meanings of Nosewards:

adverb

Towards the nose.

Meanings of Nosewheel:

noun

A landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.

Meanings of Nosewise:

adverb

With the nose; with regard to the nose.