nozzle

noun

ˈnä-zəl How to pronounce nozzle (audio)
Definition of nozzlenext
slang
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity in this classic film noir, a private eye gets his nozzle sliced when he starts poking it into places where it's not welcome

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Recent Examples of nozzle Testing shared turbine technology The prototype contains a six-stage high-pressure compressor, a combustion system with 24 fuel nozzles and a single-stage high-pressure turbine. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Some of them have sat in the same clean room in the same bunny suit working on the same little nozzle for fifteen years. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Changing nozzles during a print could offer some of the advantages of both approaches. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nozzle
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  1. nose
  2. snout
Noun
  • Infection signs around the nose, mouth, ears, eyes or genital areas also warrant attention, the agency added.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Little bits of tissue paper got stuck on her chin, her temple, the tip of her nose.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of nose
Noun
  • This animal, with its long anteater snout and small ears, starred in Arthur's Nose, published in 1976.
    — Ashley Montgomery, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Gaboon viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of snout

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“Nozzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nozzle. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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