Exact; precise; appropriate. / Unimaginative; over-literal; lacking nuance. / (slang, Australia, often figuratively) Smelly, malodorous. / (slang, gambling, of a bet on a horse) To finish first.

simple past tense and past participle of nose

(in combination) Having some specific type of nose.

present participle of nose

An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose. / That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser. / Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.

part of the face used for breathing and smelling

plural of brown-nose

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brown-nose

plural of bloody nose

plural of bloodied nose