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title: nose — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nose» in the school dictionary: The part of your face that sticks out above your mouth, used for smelling and breathing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# nose

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**Who acts:** face, sense, Verb, you, I, Dogs · **What happens:** stick out, use, have, sense, look around, move forward · **To what, where:** mouth, face, good nose, smell, nose, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«nose» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [nose in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nose.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The part of your face that sticks out above your mouth, used for smelling and breathing.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:m1:1
# text = The part of your face that sticks out above your mouth, used for smelling and breathing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	above	above	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	smelling	smelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick out** | present | your face |  |  | your mouth |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme above mouth=Destination |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | your face *not said here* |  |  |  | for smelling and breathing | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sense of smell: «a dog has a good nose».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:m2:1
# text = The sense of smell: «a dog has a good nose».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | the sense of smell | a good nose |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |
| 2 | **sense** |  |  | smell |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The front part of a plane, car or boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:m3:1
# text = The front part of a plane, car or boat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Verb: to look around in a nosy way, or to move forward slowly.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:m4:1
# text = Verb: to look around in a nosy way, or to move forward slowly.
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	around	around	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nosy	nosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look around** | to-infinitive | Verb |  |  |  |  | in a nosy way; around *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme |
| 2 | **move forward** | to-infinitive | Verb *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forward, slowly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To turn up your nose at something means to refuse it or look down on it as not good enough.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:m5:1
# text = To turn up your nose at something means to refuse it or look down on it as not good enough.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	csubj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	down	down	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	_
20	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn up** | to-infinitive |  | your nose |  | something |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nose=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **refuse** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | nose |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **look down** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on nose | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blow your nose into a tissue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x1:1
# text = Blow your nose into a tissue.
1	Blow	blow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | imperative | you *not said here* | your nose |  | a tissue |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent nose=Material into tissue=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have a runny nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x2:1
# text = I have a runny nose.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	runny	runny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | a runny nose |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs use their noses to find things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x3:1
# text = Dogs use their noses to find things.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	noses	nose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Dogs | Dogs's noses |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Dogs *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We smell with our nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x4:1
# text = We smell with our nose.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | We |  |  |  |  | with our nose | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP.location V»: agent=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't put beads up your nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x5:1
# text = Don't put beads up your nose.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
4	beads	bead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bead up** | present |  | your nose |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pinch the soft part of your nose for a nosebleed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x6:1
# text = Pinch the soft part of your nose for a nosebleed.
1	Pinch	pinch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nosebleed	nosebleed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pinch** | imperative | you *not said here* | the soft part of your nose |  |  |  | for a nosebleed | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent part=Theme for nosebleed=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nose of the plane is pointed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x7:1
# text = The nose of the plane is pointed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | present · passive |  | the nose of the plane |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The answer was right under my nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x8:1
# text = The answer was right under my nose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the answer |  |  | my nose |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Brer Coon tu'n up his nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nose:x9:1
# text = "Brer Coon tu'n up his nose.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Coon	Coon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	tu'n	tu'n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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