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NOZZLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
Synonyms:
nose; nozzle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nozzle" is a kind of...):
spout (an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nozzle"):
showerhead (a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather)
Holonyms ("nozzle" is a part of...):
gas burner; gas jet (burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)
oilcan (a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery)
sprinkler system (a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Informal terms for the nose
Synonyms:
beak; honker; hooter; nozzle; schnoz; schnozzle; snoot; snout
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nozzle" is a kind of...):
nose; olfactory organ (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
