'on the nose' definitions:
Definition of 'on the nose'
From: WordNet
adverb
Just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button]
adjective
Being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" [syn: on the nose, on the button]
Definition of 'on the nose'
From: GCIDE
- Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]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 Webster]
- 1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. [1913 Webster]
- We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. [1913 Webster]
- Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
- Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
- Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process.
- Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
- Nose leaf (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form.
- Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." --Massinger
- Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached.
- To hold one's nose to the grindstone, {To put one's nose to the grindstone}, or To bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone.
- To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. --Shak.
- To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang]
- To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
- To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
- on the nose, (a) exactly, accurately. (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or {to show}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Words containing 'on the nose'
- Nose,
- Nosed,
- Nosing,
- nose out,
- Bridge of the nose,
- Horsehoe nose,
- Nose around,
- Nose bit,
- Nose hammer,
- Nose hole,
- Nose key,
- Nose leaf,
- Nose of wax,
- Nose piece,
- Pope's nose,
- Pug nose,
- Roman nose,
- Roman nosed,
- Snub nose,
- To lead by the nose,
- To wipe the nose of,
- bottle nose,
- brandy nose,
- brown nose,
- bull nose,
- copper nose,
- get a noseful,
- hammer nose,
- hawk nose,
- lead by the nose,
- nose candy,
- nose cone,
- nose count,
- nose dive,
- nose drops,
- nose flute,
- nose guard,
- nose job,
- nose ring,
- nose tickling,
- parson's nose,
- potato nose,
- pug nosed,
- rum nose,
- snub nosed,
- toper's nose,
- Bottle-nose,
- Bottle-nosed,
- Bull's-nose,
- Copper-nose,
- Hook-nosed,
- Leaf-nosed,
- Pug-nosed,
- Shovel-nosed,
- Snub-nosed,
- To thrust one's nose into,
- To wipe one's nose of,
- Tube-nosed,
- Tut-nose,
- brown-nose,
- cone-nose,
- hard-nosed,
- nose-dive,
- pug-nose,
- sharp-nosed,
- short-nosed,
- snot-nosed,
- snotty-nosed,
- soft-nosed,
- toffee-nosed,
- Blunt-nosed shiner,
- Bottle-nosed dolphin,
- Pug-nose eel,
- Shovel-nosed sturgeon,
- Snub-nosed cachalot,
- To bring one's nose to the grindstone,
- To hold one's nose to the grindstone,
- To keep one's nose to the grindstone,
- To put one's nose out of joint,
- To put one's nose to the grindstone,
- bottle-nosed whale,
- cone-nosed bug,
- copper-nosed bream,
- cow-nosed ray,
- hog-nose snake,
- hog-nosed badger,
- hog-nosed skunk,
- hollow-nosed bullets,
- keep one's nose to the grindstone,
- leaf-nosed bat,
- leaf-nosed snake,
- soft-nosed bullets,
- star-nosed mole,
- tube-nosed bat,
- ear-nose-and-throat doctor,
- tube-nosed fruit bat