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lead by the nose

lead by the nose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leed bahy stressed th ee nohz]
    • /lid baɪ stressed ði noʊz/
    • /liːd baɪ ðə nəʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leed bahy stressed th ee nohz]
    • /lid baɪ stressed ði noʊz/

Definitions of lead by the nose words

  • noun lead by the nose 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 lead by the nose this part as the organ of smell. 1
  • noun lead by the nose the sense of smell: fragrances appealing to the nose. 1
  • noun lead by the nose anything regarded as resembling the nose of a person or animal, as a spout or nozzle. 1
  • noun lead by the nose the prow of a ship. 1
  • noun lead by the nose the forward end of an aircraft. 1
See all 35 definitions of lead by the nose

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Origin of lead by the nose

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 Lead by the nose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lead by the nose

lead by the nose 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 lead by the nose

verb lead by the nose

  • control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
  • run — execution
  • lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
  • overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
All 78 Synonyms of lead by the nose

Antonyms for lead by the nose

verb lead by the nose

  • obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
All 27 Antonyms of lead by the nose

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