Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nose

6 senses of nose

Sense 1
intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke -- (search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office")
       => search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!")
          Phrasal Verb-> nose out#1

Sense 2
nose -- (advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane")
       => advance, bring forward -- (cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?")

Sense 3
scent, nose, wind -- (catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs")
       => smell -- (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)

Sense 4
nose -- (push or move with the nose)
       => push, force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")

Sense 5
nuzzle, nose -- (rub noses)
       => caress, fondle -- (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi")

Sense 6
nose -- (defeat by a narrow margin)
       => get the better of, overcome, defeat -- (win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up")

Antonyms of adj nosed

1 sense of nosed

Sense 1
nosed (vs. noseless) -- (having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind)

noseless (vs. nosed) -- (having no nose)

Similarity of adj nosed

1 sense of nosed

Sense 1
nosed (vs. noseless) -- (having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind)
       => hook-nosed -- (having an aquiline nose)
       => pug-nosed, pug-nose, short-nosed, snub-nosed -- (having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic")
       => sharp-nosed -- (having a sharply pointed nose)
       => tube-nosed -- (having a tubular nose)