Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: nosely, nosey
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sonorant, resonant
adj
Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Sharp, penetrating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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name
An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of nasal consonant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
Ellipsis of nasal vowel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Ellipsis of nasal bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or in or relating to the nose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rhinal
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
sounding as if the nose were pinched
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: adenoidal, pinched
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nasal bone, os nasale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
noun
a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nasal consonant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consonant
History
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.
Across languages
110 source translations are retained for this English entry.
