nosing (verb)

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• brown-nose — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑butter up • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot brown nose Sue * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• nose — /noʊz / (say nohz) noun 1. the part of the face or head which contains the nostrils, affording passage for air in respiration, etc. 2. this part as the organ of smell: the aroma of coffee greeted his nose. 3. the sense of smell: a dog with a good …  

• nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S …   Useful english dictionary

• horn in — verb search or inquire in a meddlesome way This guy is always nosing around the office • Syn: ↑intrude, ↑pry, ↑nose, ↑poke • See Also: ↑nose out (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• diagnose — verb ( nosed; nosing) Etymology: back formation from diagnosis Date: circa 1859 transitive verb 1. a. to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms b. to diagnose a disease or condition in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• brown-nose — verb (I, T) informal to try to make your manager, teacher etc like you by being very nice to them: You re not going to get that promotion just by brown nosing! brown nose noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• brown-nose — Verb. To overly praise or behave sycophantically, i.e. to arse lick . E.g. Tom s in the manager s office brown nosing hoping to get that promotion …   English slang and colloquialisms

• nose around — phrasal : to sniff around : explore plant auditors may also be found nosing around scrap heaps to see whether material is being wasted Hugh Morrow * * * ˌnose a ˈround ˌnose a ˈbout british [intransitive/transitive] [he/she/it noses aro …   Useful english dictionary

• nose — nose1 [ nouz ] noun count *** 1. ) the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils: Her nose is bleeding. Hold your nose (=press the two sides of it) and put your head …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nose about — phrasal verb nose around or nose about [intransitive/transitive] Word forms nose around : he/she/it noses around present participle nosing around past tense nosed around past participle nosed around showing disapproval British nose around/about… …   English dictionary

• nose around — phrasal verb nose around or nose about [intransitive/transitive] Word forms nose around : he/she/it noses around present participle nosing around past tense nosed around past participle nosed around showing disapproval British nose around/about… …   English dictionary