nose

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

“She has a cold in the nose.”

A snout, the nose of an animal.

The tip of an object.

“the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane”

The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.

The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

“Red Rum only won by a nose.”

A perfumer.

The power of smelling.

Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.

The skill in recognising bouquet.

“It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose.”

(by extension) Skill at finding information.

“A successful reporter has a nose for news.”

A downward projection from a cornice.

An informer.

To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

“The ship nosed through the minefield.”

To snoop.

“She was nosing around other people’s business.”

To detect by smell or as if by smell.

To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.

“to nose a prayer”

To furnish with a nose.

“to nose a stair tread”

To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.