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look

  [look]
Use look down ones nose at in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
2. to glance or gaze in a manner specified: to look questioningly at a person.
3. to use one's sight or vision in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.: to look through the papers.
4. to tend, as in bearing or significance: Conditions look toward war.
5. to appear or seem to the eye as specified: to look pale.
6. to appear or seem to the mind: The case looks promising.
7. to direct attention or consideration: to look at the facts.
8. to have an outlook or afford a view: The window looks upon the street.
9. to face or front: The house looks to the east.
–verb (used with object)
10. to give (someone) a look: He looked me straight in the eye.
11. to have an appearance appropriate to or befitting (something): She looked her age.
12. to appear to be; look like: He looked a perfect fool, coming to the party a day late.
13. to express or suggest by looks: to look one's annoyance at a person.
14. Archaic. to bring, put, etc., by looks.
–noun
15. the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
16. a visual search or examination.
17. the way in which a person or thing appears to the eye or to the mind; aspect: He has the look of an honest man. The tablecloth has a cheap look.
18. an expressive glance: to give someone a sharp look.
19. looks,
a. general aspect; appearance: to like the looks of a place.
b. attractive, pleasing appearance.
—Verb phrases
20. look after,
a. to follow with the eye, as someone or something moving away: She looked after him as he walked toward the train station.
b. to pay attention to; concern oneself with: to look after one's own interests.
c. to take care of; minister to: to look after a child.
21. look back, to review past events; return in thought: When I look back on our school days, it seems as if they were a century ago.
22. look down on or upon, to regard with scorn or disdain; have contempt for: They look down on all foreigners.
23. look for,
a. to seek; search for: Columbus was looking for a shorter route to India when he discovered America.
b. to anticipate; expect: I'll be looking for you at the reception.
24. look in,
a. Also, look into. to look briefly inside of: Look in the jar and tell me if any cookies are left.
b. Also, look in on. to visit (a person, place, etc.) briefly: I'll look in some day next week.
25. look into, to inquire into; investigate; examine: The auditors are looking into the records to find the cause of the discrepancy.
26. look on or upon,
a. to be a spectator; watch: The crowd looked on at the street brawl.
b. to consider; regard: They look upon gambling as sinful.
27. look out,
a. to look to the outside, as from a window or a place of observation: From her office window, she could look out over the bustling city.
b. to be vigilant or on guard: Look out, there are dangers ahead.
c. to afford a view; face: The room looks out on the garden.
28. look out for, to take watchful care of; be concerned about: He has to look out for his health.
29. look over, to examine, esp. briefly: Will you please look over my report before I submit it?
30. look to,
a. to direct one's glance or gaze to: If you look to your left, you can see the Empire State Building.
b. to pay attention to: Look to your own affairs and stay out of mine.
c. to direct one's expectations or hopes to: We look to the day when world peace will be a reality.
d. to regard with expectation and anticipation: We look to the future and greater advances in science and technology.
31. look up,
a. to direct the eyes upward; raise one's glance: The other guests looked up as she entered the room.
b. to become better or more prosperous; improve: Business is looking up.
c. to search for, as an item of information, in a reference book or the like: Look up the answer in the encyclopedia.
d. to seek out, esp. to visit: to look up an old friend.
e. Nautical. (of a sailing ship) to head more nearly in the direction of its destination after a favoring change of wind.
32. look up to, to regard with admiration or respect; esteem: A boy needs a father he can look up to.
—Idioms
33. look daggers, to look at someone with a furious, menacing expression: I could see my partner looking daggers at me.
34. look down one's nose at, to regard with an overbearing attitude of superiority, disdain, or censure: The more advanced students really looked down their noses at the beginners.
35. look forward to, to anticipate with eagerness or pleasure: I always look forward to your visits.
36. look sharp,
a. to be alert and quick: If you want to get ahead, you must look sharp.
b. Also, British, look slippy. to hurry: You'd better look sharp! It's getting late.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME lōk(i)en, OE lōcian; c. MD lœken, akin to dial. G lugen to look out; (n.) ME loke act of looking, glance, countenance, deriv. of the v.

Synonyms:
1. See watch. 6. See seem. 16. gaze, glance. 17. appearance, air.
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nose

  [nohz] noun, verb, nosed, nos⋅ing.
–noun
1. the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
2. this part as the organ of smell.
3. the sense of smell: fragrances appealing to the nose.
4. anything regarded as resembling the nose of a person or animal, as a spout or nozzle.
5. the prow of a ship.
6. the forward end of an aircraft.
7. the forward edge of the head of a golf club.
8. a projecting part of anything: the nose of a pair of pliers.
9. a faculty of perceiving or detecting: to have a nose for news.
10. the human nose regarded as a symbol of meddling or prying: Why can't he keep his nose out of my business?
11. the length of a nose: The horse won the race by a nose.
12. the bouquet of an alcoholic drink, esp. the distinctive aroma of a wine.
–verb (used with object)
13. to perceive by or as by the nose or the sense of smell: a cheese that could be nosed at some distance.
14. to approach the nose to, as in smelling or examining; sniff.
15. to move or push forward with or as with the nose: The dog nosed its pup back into the yard. The boat nosed its way toward shore.
16. to touch or rub with the nose; nuzzle.
–verb (used without object)
17. to smell or sniff.
18. to seek as if by smelling or scent: The dogs nosed after their quarry.
19. to move or push forward: to nose into the wind.
20. to meddle or pry (often fol. by about, into, etc.): They are always nosing about in other people's business.
—Verb phrase
21. nose out,
a. to defeat, esp. by a narrow margin: The other candidates had been nosed out in the final returns.
b. to learn or discover, esp. by snooping or prying: to nose out a secret.
—Idioms
22. count noses, to count the number of people in attendance: Each time the troop left an exhibit the leader counted noses.
23. cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to create a disadvantage to oneself through one's own spiteful action.
24. follow one's nose,
a. to go forward in a straight course.
b. to guide oneself by instinct: I found the house by following my nose.
25. hold one's nose, to repress feelings of distaste, repulsion, or offense for something that one is obliged to do: He held his nose and voted for the bill.
26. keep one's nose clean, to behave oneself; avoid trouble or scandal: Did he keep his nose clean after he got out of prison?
27. keep one's nose to the grindstone. grindstone (def. 3).
28. lead or lead around by the nose, to exercise complete control over; dominate totally: He lets his brother lead him by the nose.
29. look down one's nose at, to regard with disdain or condescension: He had always looked down his nose at those who were poorer than he.
30. on the nose, Informal.
a. precisely, correctly, or perfectly.
b. exactly on time: We made it at ten o'clock on the nose.
c. (of a bet) for win only.
d. Australian Informal. decayed or putrid; stinking.
e. Australian Informal. distasteful or unpleasant; of doubtful validity or propriety.
31. pay through the nose, to pay an excessive price: They patronize small and exclusive shops where they cheerfully pay through the nose.
32. put someone's nose out of joint,
a. to annoy or irritate greatly.
b. to supersede a person in another's regard, devotion, etc.
c. to thwart someone; spoil someone's plans.
33. rub someone's nose in, to persecute or tease someone persistently about; nag someone about: I know I was wrong but you don't have to rub my nose in it.
34. turn up one's nose at, to regard with contempt; scorn: My friend turns up his nose at anyone who hasn't had a college education.
35. under someone's nose, plainly visible to; in full view of; in bold defiance of: The theft took place right under the detective's nose. Also, under someone's very nose.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (n.); OE nosu; akin to D neus, G Nase, L nāsus, Skt nāsā

Related forms:
noseless, adjective
noselike, adjective
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Slang Dictionary
nose (candy)

  1. n.
    powdered drugs that are inhaled, primarily cocaine, sometimes heroin. (Drugs. See also needle candy.) : Bart has some nose candy for sale.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

nose 
O.E. nosu, from P.Gmc. *nusus (cf. O.N. nös, O.Fris. nose, Du. neus, O.H.G. nasa, Ger. nase), from PIE *nas- (cf. Skt. nasa, O.Pers. naham, O.C.S. nasu, Lith. nosis, L. nasus "nose"). Used to indicate "something obvious" from 1591. The verb sense of "pry, search" first recorded 1648, from the noun. Pay through the nose (1672) seems to suggest "bleed."
"Kiv, It could bee no other then his owne manne, that had thrust his nose so farre out of ioynte." ["Barnabe Riche His Farewell to Military Profession," 1581]
Many extended senses are from the horse-racing sense of "length of a horse's nose," as a measure of distance between two finishers (1908). Nose-bleed first attested 1848. Nose cone in the space rocket sense is from 1949. Nose job "rhinoplasty" is from 1963; nose dive "sudden large decrease" is 1920, from airplane sense, first attested 1912. To turn up one's nose "show disdain" is from 1818 (earlier hold up one's nose, 1579); similar notion in look down one's nose (1921).

look  (v.)
O.E. locian "see, gaze, look, spy," from W.Gmc. *lokjan (cf. O.S. lokon, M.Du. loeken, O.H.G. luogen, Ger. dial. lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Bret. lagud "eye." In O.E., usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Noun meaning "an act of looking" is c.1200; meaning "appearance of a person" is from c.1385. To look down upon in the fig. sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921; looker "attractive woman" is from 1893; look-see (n.) "inspection" first recorded 1883. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adv. "sharply." Look after "take care of" is from 1375; look into "investigate" is from 1586; to not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. Look up "research in books or papers" is from 1692. Look-alike (n.) "someone who closely resembles another" is 1947, Amer.Eng. Looking-glass first attested 1526. Look-out "person who stands watch or acts as a scout" is from 1699.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

look

A price and size quotation for a security. For example, a floor broker may ask for a look at General Motors.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nose
Pronunciation: 'nOz
Function: noun
1 a : the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasalcavity; broadly : this part together with the nasal cavity b : the anterior part of the head above or projecting beyond the muzzle
2 : the sense ofsmell : OLFACTION
3 : OLFACTORY ORGAN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

nose (nōz)
n.
The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other vertebrates that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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