Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with nose in American Collocation
nose
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/noʊz/
large and noticeable
big
large
long
prominent
Jon has the biggest nose I’ve ever seen.
small
button
little
short
small
It would be nice to have a smaller nose, but I don’t think I’d seriously consider cosmetic surgery.
pointed
pointed
pointy
sharp
She wasn’t exactly pretty: her nose was too sharp for that.
flat
flat
pug
snub
He was a handsome, blond man, with deep-set eyes, a snub nose, and a small moustache.
straight
straight
His nose was straight with rather flared nostrils.
curved downwards
aquiline
hook
hooked
His hair was grey, his forehead high, and his nose aquiline.
curved upwards
turned-up
upturned
Her sister had a dear little upturned nose.
preventing you from breathing well
stuffy
Take hot showers to clear a stuffy nose.
with liquid coming from it
runny
snotty
It’s that time of year when every child seems to constantly have a runny nose.
covered in blood
bleeding
bloodied
bloody
The young man appeared to sustain a bloody nose during the attack.