Antonyms for nose out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : nohz

Phonetic Transcription : noʊz

Definition of nose out

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

As in scent : verb detect, smell
As in trail : verb lag behind, follow
As in edge out : verb defeat narrowly
As in defeat : verb frustrate
As in detect : verb discover
As in discover : verb find, uncover
As in edge : verb defeat narrowly
As in ferret out : verb search out

Example sentences :

The girl who ought to have been a boy and put my nose out, eh?
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

Not a vessel dared to show her nose out of port: we had her if she did.
Extract from : « Frank Mildmay » by Captain Frederick Marryat

I'll prove more than that to you, if you dare show your nose out doors.
Extract from : « Down the Slope » by James Otis

There's a man hereabouts that thinks he could put my nose out o' joint.
Extract from : « The Tithe-Proctor » by William Carleton

He was in the river under the stern oar, with just his nose out.
Extract from : « Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The bouquet is so excellent I can't take my nose out of the glass.
Extract from : « To Tell You the Truth » by Leonard Merrick

When she so did, Felix Mendelssohn did poke his nose out the cuff.
Extract from : « The Story of Opal » by Opal Whiteley

He should have kept his nose out of this scrimmage, which was not an Osage scrimmage.
Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis

"I don't want to put anyone's nose out of joint," Isobel laughed.
Extract from : « Rujub, the Juggler » by G. A. Henty

"You put his nose out of joint, I guess," said Tim with a grin.
Extract from : « Corporal Cameron » by Ralph Connor

Synonyms for nose out

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