present participle of nose

An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose. / That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser. / Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.

plural of nosing

(nonstandard) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the nose or noses, nasal; nosey.

(nonstandard) In a nosey or nasal manner; nasally.

The distinctive quality of a nose.

guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory / (idiomatic) hardheaded, stubborn / (of a person) tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

(idiomatic, obsolete) Used to form idioms meaning "to force someone to work hard or to focus intensely upon their work".

(idiomatic) Hard at work.

(idiomatic) The tail end piece of a cooked fowl (chicken, turkey etc.).