n. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
n. Perception; insight; acuteness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One of the external openings of the nose; a nasal orifice; a naris or narial aperture.
n. Scent.
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n. either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
Word Usage
"It's bleeding a little periodically and my left nostril is totally swollen shut."