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

he slowly breathed out the air through his nose

he pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose

the dog pressed his nose into the palm of my hand

the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle

the plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway

an act of looking around or prying

she wanted a good nose round the house

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

the pony nosed at the straw

look around or pry into something

I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house

she's always nosing into my business

(of a vehicle) move cautiously forward

he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space