ADJ
- big, bulbous, enormous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong
- little, small, stubby, tiny
- straight
- aquiline, curved, Roman
- beaky, crooked, hooked
- snub, tip-tilted, turned-up, upturned
- pointed, sharp
- The sharp nose and thin lips gave his face a very harsh look
- narrow, thin
- She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose
- flat, flattened
- aristocratic, elegant
- pink, red, shiny
- He stuck his bulbous red nose back into his pint of beer. She dressed up as a clown with a white face and red nose
- blocked, congested, dripping, runny, snotty
- a child with a runny nose
- bleeding, bloodied, bloody, broken, swollen
- wet
- The dog pushed its wet nose into my palm
- sensitive
- Cats have very sensitive noses and rely heavily on scent markings
- pierced
- false
- I had to wear a black moustache and false nose for the role
VERB + NOSE
- breathe through
- blow, wipe
- pick, rub, scratch
- tap
- He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture
- wrinkle
- She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelt a bad smell
- break, split
- turn up
- (figurative) The children turn up their noses at almost everything I cook
- look down
- (figurative) People who live in that area tend to look down their noses at their poorer neighbours
NOSE + VERB
- wrinkle
- His nose wrinkled with distaste
- twitch
- point
- She walked with her shoulders back and her nose pointing skyward
- run
- She was weeping quite loudly and her nose was running
- bleed
NOSE + NOUN
- job
- She wasn't happy with her appearance so she had a nose job
- bleed (also nosebleed)
PREP
- through the ~
- Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth
- up your ~
- The boy sat there with his finger up his nose
PHRASES
- the bridge of the nose
- He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose
- (put/stick, etc.) your nose in the air (often figurative)
- She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone
- press your nose against sth
- Charlie pressed his nose against the window
VERB + NOSE
- push down, put down
- He pushed the nose down for the final approach
NOSE + VERB
- dip, drop
- The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway
NOSE + NOUN
- cone, section
- dive (also nosedive)
PHRASES
- nose to tail
- The traffic was nose to tail for miles