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