win by a nose

  • 1win by a nose — If somebody wins by a nose, they only just beat the others …

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  • 2win by a nose — barely win, win by one point or part of a second    In the final race, we won by a nose. Our boat was just in front …

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  • 3win by a nose —    If somebody wins by a nose, they only just beat the others.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    When there is a very slight difference between the winner and the other competitors, victory is won by a nose.     One second ahead of the… …

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  • 4Win by a nose —   If somebody wins by a nose, they only just beat the others …

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  • 5nose — [[t]noʊz[/t]] n. v. nosed, nos•ing 1) anat. the part of the face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and that functions as a passageway for air in respiration 2) anat. this part as the organ of smell 3) the sense of smell 4) the snout …

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  • 6win — win1 [ wın ] (past tense and past participle won [ wʌn ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to defeat everyone else by being the best or by finishing first in a competition: I play tennis against her every week, but she always wins. Who… …

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  • 7nose — n 1. neb, nib, bill, pecker, All Sl. beak, snoot, schnozz, schnozzle, schnozzola; snout, muzzle, Sl. nozzle, Facetious. proboscis, trunk, Entomol. antlia; nostrils, nasal passage or cavity, breather, air hole, spiracle, blow hole; sniffer,… …

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  • 8Nose — (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] [1913… …

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  • 9Nose bit — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] …

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  • 10Nose hammer — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] …

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