noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈnɒzəl/
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rhymes with -ɒzəl
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The nose of an animal; muzzle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The part of an earbud that accommodates eartips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spout
Narrower terms: showerhead
6
noun
Meaning 6
informal terms for the nose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English noselle, equivalent to nose + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare typologically Russian сопло (soplo) (<~ сопе́ть (sopétʹ), whence also сопа́тка (sopátka)).
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дюза
(djuza)
— short tube
Bulgarian:
струйник
(strujnik)
— short tube
Catalan:
tovera
— short tube
Czech:
trubka
— short tube
Dutch:
buis
— short tube
Dutch:
pijp
— short tube
Esperanto:
ajuto
— short tube
Finnish:
suulake
— short tube
French:
ajutage
— short tube
German:
Düse
— short tube
German:
Stutzen
— short tube
German:
Tülle
— short tube
German:
Öffnung
— short tube
German:
Schnauze
— short tube
German:
Ausgießer
— short tube
German:
Zotte
— short tube
German:
Zeute
— short tube
German:
Schneppe
— short tube
German:
Zerstäuberdüse
— short tube
German:
Auslauf
— short tube
German:
Ausguss
— short tube
German:
Austrittsdüse
— short tube
German:
Gasdüse
— short tube
Greek:
στόμιο
(stómio)
— short tube
Greek:
μπεκ
(bek)
— short tube
Hawaiian:
nuku
— short tube
Italian:
ugello
— short tube
Japanese:
ノズル
(nozuru)
— short tube
Khmer:
ចំពួយ
(cɑmpuəy)
— short tube
Khmer:
ក្បាល
(kbaal)
— short tube
Lao:
ງວງ
(ngūang)
— short tube
Macedonian:
шопур
(šopur)
— short tube
Macedonian:
шопурка
(šopurka)
— short tube
Macedonian:
млазница
(mlaznica)
— short tube
Malay:
muncung
— short tube
Māori:
ngutu
— short tube
Norwegian Bokmål:
dyse
— short tube
Norwegian Bokmål:
munnstykke
— short tube
Persian:
نازل
(nâzel)
— short tube
Polish:
dysza
— short tube
Portuguese:
bocal
— short tube
Rarotongan:
ngutu
— short tube
Romanian:
duză
— short tube
Russian:
наса́дка
(nasádka)
— short tube
Russian:
наконе́чник
(nakonéčnik)
— short tube
Russian:
па́трубок
(pátrubok)
— short tube
Serbo-Croatian:
díza
— short tube
Southern Altai:
тӧгӧчи
(tögöči)
— short tube
Spanish:
boquilla
— short tube
Spanish:
tobera
— short tube
Spanish:
inyector
— short tube
Swedish:
munstycke
— short tube
Swedish:
pip
— short tube
Swedish:
dysa
— short tube
Tamil:
முனை
(muṉai)
— short tube
Thai:
หัวฉีด
(hŭa chèet)
— short tube
Vietnamese:
vòi phun
— short tube
Bulgarian:
щуцер
(štucer)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Catalan:
tovera
— inlet or outlet pipe
Czech:
tryska
— inlet or outlet pipe
Dutch:
overloopventiel
— inlet or outlet pipe
Dutch:
pijp
— inlet or outlet pipe
Finnish:
suulake
— inlet or outlet pipe
French:
jet
— inlet or outlet pipe
French:
tuyère
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Rohrstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Ablaufstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Gewindestutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Anzapfstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Abdampfstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Füllstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Abfüllstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Stutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Spülstutzen
— inlet or outlet pipe
German:
Tülle
— inlet or outlet pipe
Greek:
στόμιο
(stómio)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Greek:
σιφόνι
(sifóni)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Hebrew:
מַזְנֵק
(maznek)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Japanese:
ノズル
(nozuru)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Macedonian:
шопур
(šopur)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Macedonian:
шопурка
(šopurka)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Polish:
króciec
— inlet or outlet pipe
Russian:
сопло́
(sopló)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Russian:
форсу́нка
(forsúnka)
— inlet or outlet pipe
Spanish:
tobera
— inlet or outlet pipe
Spanish:
boquilla
— inlet or outlet pipe
Spanish:
inyector
— inlet or outlet pipe
Swedish:
pip
— inlet or outlet pipe
Swedish:
dysa
— inlet or outlet pipe
Swedish:
munstycke
— inlet or outlet pipe
Ukrainian:
форсунка
(forsunka)
— inlet or outlet pipe
