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nose around

nose a·round
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohz uh-round]
    • /noʊz əˈraʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohz uh-round]
    • /noʊz əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of nose around words

  • intransitivephrasal verb nose around pry, snoop 1
  • phrasal verb nose around If you nose around or nose about, you look around a place that belongs to someone else, to see if you can find something interesting. 0
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Parts of speech for Nose around

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nose around

nose around popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

Synonyms for nose around

verb nose around

  • beat the bushes — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
  • birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
  • cast about — to make a mental or visual search
  • check over — a thorough examination or investigation.
All 26 Synonyms of nose around

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