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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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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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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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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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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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skin
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...captivate, charm; enthrall, enchant, entrance. it's no skin off my nose informal if you want to go swimming in that icy water, it's no skin off my nose synonyms : I don't care, I don't mind, I'm not bothered, it doesn...
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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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