Symbol of prying (4 letters)

{ Answer }

NOSE

{ Related Clues }

Proboscis
Pry
Roman ___
Schnozz
Sniffer
Win by a ___
___ around (pry)
Bridge locale
Bridge site
Cyrano's problem
Durante trademark
Durante's schnozzola
Fuselage part
It smells
Jet part
Kind of cone
Kind of guard
Margin of loss
Neapolitan's naso
Olfactory organ
Part of a jet
Part of a plane
Pinocchio's polygraph
Pinocchio's problem
Pug or Roman
Reporter's asset?
Rudolph's beacon
Scent receiver
Smoke detector?
Snoop (around)
Tracking ability
A winning margin
It smells great
Kind of cone or dive
Narrow margin of victory
Narrow victory margin
Rudolph's high beam
Rudolph's salient feature
Scent detection device
Traditional news spotter
Winning margin, sometimes
It may really smell
Red feature of Ronald McDonald

{ Tags }

around, asset, beak, bridge, cone, cyranos, dive, feature, it, kind, margin, nose, part, pinocchios, plane, proboscis, pry, smells, snoop, victory, winning

{ Notes }

The answer NOSE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

NOSE as a noun:

1. (nose, olfactory organ) = the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"

2. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"

3. the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"

4. a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"

5. a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it"

6. the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"

7. a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"

8. (nozzle, nose) = a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

NOSE as a verb:

1. (intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke) = search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

2. advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"

3. (scent, nose, wind) = catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

4. push or move with the nose

5. (nuzzle, nose) = rub noses

6. defeat by a narrow margin