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count noses

nose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nohz]
    • /noʊz/
    • /kaʊnt ˈnəʊ.zɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohz]
    • /noʊz/

Definitions of count noses words

  • noun count noses to count the number of people present, voting, etc. 3
  • noun count noses the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice. 1
  • noun count noses this part as the organ of smell. 1
  • noun count noses the sense of smell: fragrances appealing to the nose. 1
  • noun count noses anything regarded as resembling the nose of a person or animal, as a spout or nozzle. 1
  • noun count noses the prow of a ship. 1

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Origin of count noses

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English nosu; akin to Dutch neus, German Nase, Latin nāsus, Sanskrit nāsā

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Parts of speech for Count noses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

count noses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for count noses

verb count noses

  • gauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
  • count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
  • tote — Informal. to add up; total.
  • figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
  • reckon — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.

Antonyms for count noses

verb count noses

  • guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
  • subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
  • conjecture — A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
  • surmise — to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
  • guesstimate — to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.

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