nuuskia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
- sniff verb To inhale audibly through the nose, often to smell something.
- snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
- snuffle verb To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
Senses
nuuskia is used for these senses in English:
- nose (transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- sniff (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
- sniff (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
- sniff out (transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell.
- snoop To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
- snuffle (intransitive) To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
nose — full definition
- noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
- noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
- verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
- verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."
pry — full definition
- verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
- verb To force something open or lever it apart using a tool.
- noun A tool used for levering something open, such as a crowbar.