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nose
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
nose • noun 1. a punch on the nose synonyms : snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk; informal beak...schnoz, schnozzola, sniffer, honker. 2. a nose for scandal synonyms : instinct, feeling, sixth sense...
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pry
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...a busybody; inf. stick/poke one's nose in, snoop. phrase: pry into ...affairs synonyms : be inquisitive about, nose into, inquire into, interfere in, meddle...be nosy about, stick/poke one's nose into, snoop into. 2. pry into...
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poke
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...synonyms : rummage around, forage through, ransack, nose around, pry into. poke fun at poking...taunt; inf. send up, rib, rag. poke one's nose into poke your nose into my private affairs synonyms : pry into, interfere...
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sniff
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...xA0; 1. she sniffed and blew her nose synonyms : inhale, breathe in; snuffle...hold in contempt, look down one's nose at, treat as inferior, look down on, sneer at, scoff at; informal turn one's nose up at. sniff out informal McMahon...
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smell
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff...dogs smelled each other synonyms : sniff, nose. 3. the cellar smells synonyms...words for what is perceived through the nose, but there is a big difference between...
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snoop
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...around, be a busybody about, poke one's nose into; interfere in/with, meddle in...synonyms : investigate, explore, search, nose, have a good look; prowl around...for a snoop around synonyms : search, nose, look, prowl, ferret, poke, investigation...
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scorn
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...heap scorn on, look down on, look down one's nose at, disdain, curl one's lip at, mock, scoff...court; disparage, slight; dismiss, thumb one's nose at; informal turn one's nose up at. See note at despise. antonyms: admire...
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skin
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...absorb, engross, rivet, grip, attract, charm, enchant, mesmerize, hypnotize. no skin off one's nose it's no skin off my nose if they leave synonyms : of no concern to, of no importance to, of no relevance to, of no interest...
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obvious
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...open, undisguised, unconcealed, frank, glaring, blatant, written all over someone; informal as plain as the nose on one's face, sticking/standing out like a sore thumb, right under one's nose. antonyms: imperceptible, obscure.
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spurn
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise; snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn...someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder; informal turn one's nose up at, give someone the brush-off, kick in the teeth, give...
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