| query | If a horse wins a race by a n___, it wins by a very small distance .If a horse wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very small distance . Chirkpar rattled past him on the right to snatch the prize by a nose. |
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| word | nose |
| full-definition | noun Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth . You use it for smelling and breathing . She wiped her nose with a tissue. She's got funny eyes and a big nose. The nose of a vehicle such as a car or aeroplane is the front part of it. Sue parked off the main street, with the van's nose pointing away from the street. You can refer to your sense of smell as your nose . The river that runs through Middlesbrough became ugly on the eye and hard on the nose. If a horse wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very small distance . Chirkpar rattled past him on the right to snatch the prize by a nose. verb If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction. He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward. A motorboat nosed out of the mist and nudged into the branches of a tree. Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage. |
| inflections | nosesnosingnosedhooter |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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