Nosing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The horizontally projecting edge of a stair tread.
  • n. A shield covering this edge.
  • n. A projecting edge of a molding.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of nose.
  • n. That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser.
  • n. Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture, the projecting edge of a molding or drip; the projecting molding on the edge of a step in a stair.
  • n. In a lock, the keeper which engages the latch or bolt.
  • n. A metal or rubber shield formed to fit the projecting edge of a tread or step of a stairway to protect it from wear.
    • Word Usage
    "For anyone interested in nosing around sewers, I'm sure google will be delighted to help."
    Verb Stem
    nose   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    closing    composing    decomposing    disclosing    disposing    dozing    enclosing    exposing    foreclosing    hosing   
     
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