- nose
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, bulbous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong▪ little, small, tiny▪ straight▪ aquiline, Grecian, Roman▪ crooked, hooked▪ pug (AmE), snub, turned-up, upturned▪ button, flat▪ pointed, sharp▪
The sharp nose and thin lips gave his face a very harsh look.
▪ narrow, thin▪She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose.
▪ aristocratic▪ cute, perfect▪ red, shiny▪She dressed up as a clown with a white face and red nose.
▪ blocked, stuffy (esp. AmE)▪ runny, snotty (informal)▪a child with a runny nose
▪ bleeding, bloodied, bloody, broken, swollen▪ wet▪The dog pushed its wet nose into my palm.
▪ sensitive▪Cats have very sensitive noses and rely heavily on scent markings.
▪ pierced▪ fake (AmE), false▪She had to wear a false nose for the role.
VERB + NOSE▪ breathe through▪ blow, wipe▪ pick, rub, scratch▪ pinch▪ tap▪He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture.
▪ crinkle (esp. AmE), wrinkle▪She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelled a bad smell.
▪ breakNOSE + VERB▪ wrinkle▪His nose wrinkled with distaste.
▪ twitch▪ run▪She was weeping loudly and her nose was running.
▪ bleedNOSE + NOUN▪ job (informal)▪She wasn't happy with her appearance so she had a nose job.
▪ ring▪ bleed (usually nosebleed)PREPOSITION▪ through the nose▪Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
▪ up your nose▪The boy sat there with his finger up his nose.
PHRASES▪ the bridge of the nose▪He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
▪ with your nose in the air (often figurative)▪She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone.
▪ look down your nose at sb (figurative)▪They tend to look down their noses at people who drive small cars.
▪ poke your nose in/into sth, stick your nose in/into sth (both figurative)▪Stop poking your nose into my business!
▪ press your nose against sth▪Charlie pressed his nose against the window.
▪ thumb your nose at sb/sth (figurative)▪They thumb their noses at all of our traditions.
▪ turn up your nose at sth (figurative)▪The children turn up their noses at almost everything I cook.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
