Antonyms for count noses

Grammar : Verb

Spell : nohz

Phonetic Transcription : noʊz

Definition of count noses

Origin : "perceive the smell of," 1570s; "pry, search," 1640s, from nose (n.). Related: Nosed; nosing.

As in number : verb count, calculate
As in reckon : verb add up; evaluate
As in compute : verb calculate, estimate
As in enumerate : verb list, count
As in figure : verb calculate, compute

Example sentences :

An election is a contest in which we count noses when we do not break heads.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

Sorrel, supposing you skirt the clearing and try to count noses.
Extract from : « The Campaign of the Jungle » by Edward Stratemeyer

"Now let me count noses, to make sure you're all here," she went on.
Extract from : « Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's » by Laura Lee Hope

Perhaps the phrase "to count noses" originated in these lands.
Extract from : « The Land of the Black Mountain » by Reginald Wyon

We never thought to count noses until we reached the Cassidy place, and then we found they were missing.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel's House Party » by Annie Fellows Johnston

"Susie isn't here, either," said Tabitha, pausing in her task of packing to count noses.
Extract from : « Tabitha's Vacation » by Ruth Alberta Brown

Hold your horses, Buster, and count noses; perhaps youll find that there are only five of us present.
Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys' River Chase » by Louis Arundel

When he came to count noses he understood that there wasn't a show for him to be elected cox.
Extract from : « Fred Fenton on the Crew » by Allen Chapman

Some of the older ranchmen suggested to Packard and to Fisher that they count noses.
Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.

Synonyms for count noses

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