Nose

/nəʊz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters

Definition of Nose

noun

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."

verb

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.

Anagrams of Nose

Exact Anagrams

4 words using all 4 letters:

eons noes ones sone

Words You Can Make

13 words can be made from the letters in "nose":

4-LETTER WORDS

eons noes ones sone

3-LETTER WORDS

ens eon nos oes one ons ose sen son

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "nose" and rearranging:

+dnodes nosed sonde

+hhones hosen shone

+lenols lenos noels

Related Word Patterns

NO...Words starting with "no"...SEWords ending with "se"All 4-letter words Unscramble "nose"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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