adjective
- having a nose of a specified kind
Usage: usually used in combination
verb
- past tense of nose; moved forward slowly and carefully
- past tense of nose; searched or pried into something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The long-nosed dog sniffed around the yard.
- She was a sharp-nosed woman with keen eyes.
- The car nosed into the narrow parking space.
- The boat nosed through the fog carefully.
- He nosed around the old attic looking for treasures.
- The reporter nosed into the politician’s private affairs.
- The blunt-nosed missile was designed for accuracy.