'Nostril' definitions:
Definition of 'nostril'
(from WordNet)
noun
Either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose [syn: nostril, anterior naris]
Definition of 'Nostril'
From: GCIDE
- Nostril \Nos"tril\, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nos[thorn]yrl; nos for nosu nose + [thorn]yrel opening, hole, from [thorn]yrel pierced, for [thorn]yrhel, fr. purh through. [root]261. See Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nostril'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air duct,
- air hole,
- air passage,
- air shaft,
- air tube,
- airway,
- antlia,
- beak,
- beezer,
- bill,
- blowhole,
- breathing hole,
- bugle,
- conk,
- louver,
- louverwork,
- muffle,
- muzzle,
- nares,
- naris,
- neb,
- nib,
- nose,
- nostrils,
- nozzle,
- olfactories,
- olfactory area,
- olfactory cell,
- olfactory nerves,
- olfactory organ,
- olfactory pit,
- pecker,
- proboscis,
- rhinarium,
- rostrum,
- schnozzle,
- shaft,
- smeller,
- snoot,
- snout,
- spilehole,
- spiracle,
- touchhole,
- transom,
- trunk,
- vent,
- ventage,
- venthole,
- ventiduct,
- ventilating shaft,
- ventilator,
- wind tunnel