| NOSEBANDS | • nosebands n. Plural of noseband. • NOSEBAND n. a strap passing round the nose of a horse, suspended by its own headpiece fitted under the bridle. |
| NOSEBLEED | • nosebleed n. A haemorrhage from the nose; usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity. • nosebleed n. (US obsolete slang) A nerd or geek; a dork. • nosebleed n. (Philippines, figurative, slang) mental overload (usually attained as a result of having to comprehend… |
| NOSEDIVED | • nosedived v. Simple past tense and past participle of nosedive. • NOSEDIVE v. to plunge nose first. |
| NOSEDIVES | • nosedives n. Plural of nosedive. • nosedives v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nosedive. • NOSEDIVE v. to plunge nose first. |
| NOSEGUARD | • noseguard n. Alternative form of nose guard. • nose␣guard n. An item of protection worn over the nose. • nose␣guard n. (American football) A middle guard. |
| NOSELITES | • noselites n. Plural of noselite. • NOSELITE n. a cubic mineral, aluminum sodium silicate and sulphur, also NOSEAN. |
| NOSEPIECE | • nosepiece n. Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose. • nosepiece n. An animal’s noseband. • nosepiece n. The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose. |
| NOSEWHEEL | • nosewheel n. (Aviation) The wheel of an aircraft’s nose gear. • NOSEWHEEL n. the single wheel at the front of an aircraft. |
| NOSHERIES | • nosheries n. Plural of noshery. • NOSHERY n. (colloquial) a cafe or restaurant, also NOSHERIE. |
| NOSOLOGIC | • nosologic adj. Pertaining to nosology or the classification of diseases. • NOSOLOGIC adj. relating to nosology, the science of diseases, also NOSOLOGICAL. |
| NOSTALGIA | • nostalgia n. (Now uncommon) A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness. • nostalgia n. (Transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. • NOSTALGIA n. homesickness; the desire to return to some earlier time in one's life. |
| NOSTALGIC | • nostalgic adj. Of, having, or relating to nostalgia. • nostalgic n. A person who displays nostalgia for something. • NOSTALGIC adj. missing the past. |
| NOSTOLOGY | • nostology n. The study of senility; gerontology. • NOSTOLOGY n. the study of senility. |