noun / verb
nose
NOHZ/nəʊz/
The facial organ used for smelling and breathing.
The nose has two nostrils for breathing and smelling.
Etymology
Old English nosu already named the human organ used for both breathing and smelling. The selected meaning preserves that concrete anatomical sense.
In context
the nose is a very very complex organ in our body it does so many different things everything from from smelling and breathing and humidifying the air we breathe
More examples
- She blows her nose into a tissue.
- The smell of fresh bread reaches my nose.
- We put sunscreen on our noses before going outside.
Forms
nose · noses · nosed · nosing
nosebleed noun — Bleeding from the inside of the nose.