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nos.

nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɔs//ˈnɔs/Middle, Polish[ˈnɔs][ˈnɔs]
  1. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals) synonym of dziób (“beak, bill”)

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  2. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals) synonym of paszcza (“maw”)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  3. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals) synonym of paszcza (“mouthpart”)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  4. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals) synonym of pysk (“muzzle”)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  5. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals) synonym of trąba (“trunk”)

    Middle · Polish · inanimate · masculine
  6. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals) synonym of nozdrze (“nostril”)

    Middle · Polish · inanimate · masculine
  7. nose (sense of smell)

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine
  8. nose (intuition in a field)

    inanimate · masculine
  9. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) toe cap (long elongated section of a shoe for a toe)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine
  10. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) synonym of dziób (“bow”)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine
  11. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) synonym of zakrzywienie (“curve”)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine
  12. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) synonym of dziób (“brush bow”) (part bent upwards)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine
  13. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) synonym of dziób (“tip”)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine
  14. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) collar (part of an oil lamp where the wick comes out)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  15. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) scum (raw material or slag deposited on the eye of a mold)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  16. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) nozzle (bottom of the muffle head is where the tube enters it, through which the liquefied zinc flows into the window)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  17. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) muzzle (pointed end of a rifle stock)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  18. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) nose (handle of a plane sticking out from the front; handle of the plane)

    broadly · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  19. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) synonym of dzióbek (“spout”)

    Middle · Polish · broadly · inanimate · masculine
  20. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed) synonym of dziób (“bow”)

    Middle · Polish · broadly · inanimate · masculine
  21. card game played by 3 or 4 players, in which cards are equally among players, then each player chooses his own holy "ointment"; people at the end of the game are hit on the nose with cards according to the value of the card left in their hand

    inanimate · masculine
  22. synonym of nosacizna (“glanders”)

    Middle · Polish · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s Proto-Balto-Slavic *nasús Proto-Slavic *nosъ Old Polish nos Polish nos Inherited from Old Polish nos.

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