a pointed nose

  • 1pointed — point|ed [ pɔıntəd ] adjective * 1. ) with a point at the end: the pointed leaves of the ash tree a pointed nose/chin 2. ) direct, in a way that shows you are annoyed or do not agree: The third party candidate made pointed remarks about both of… …

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  • 2pointed */ — UK [ˈpɔɪntɪd] / US [ˈpɔɪntəd] adjective 1) with a point at the end a pointed nose/chin 2) a) direct, in a way that shows you are annoyed or do not agree They made a few pointed remarks about the proposals. b) direct, because you are determined to …

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  • 3pointed — [adj1] having a sharp end or part acicular, aciculate, acuminate, acuminous, acute, barbed, cornered, cuspidate, edged, fine, keen, mucronate, peaked, piked, pointy, pronged, sharp, sharp cornered, spiked; concepts 490,606 Ant. blunt, dull… …

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  • 4nose — nose1 W2S2 [nəuz US nouz] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your face)¦ 2 (right) under somebody s nose 3 stick/poke your nose into something 4 keep your nose out (of something) 5 turn your nose up (at something) 6 with your nose in the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5nose — 1 noun 1 ON YOUR FACE (C) the part of your face that you smell with and breathe through: a broken nose | Marty punched him on the nose. | blow your nose (=clear it by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth or soft paper): Here, take this hanky… …

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  • 6nose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bulbous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong ▪ little, small, tiny …

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  • 7nose ring — 1. a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it. 2. a ring worn as an ornament in the nose. [1780 90] * * * ▪ ornament       ornament inserted through different parts of the nose for personal adornment and used sometimes to… …

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  • 8pointed — adj. Pointed is used with these nouns: ↑arch, ↑beak, ↑beard, ↑blade, ↑breast, ↑chin, ↑ear, ↑end, ↑hat, ↑nose, ↑question, ↑remark, ↑ …

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  • 9The Queen's Nose — Infobox Television show name = The Queen s Nose caption = genre = Children s camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 25 minutes creator = Dick King Smith developer = BBCFilm and General Productions Ltd producer = executive producer =… …

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  • 10The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating —   …

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