nozzle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
  2. noun informal terms for the nose

Etymology

From Middle English noselle, equivalent to nose + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare typologically Russian сопло (soplo) (<~ сопе́ть (sopétʹ), whence also сопа́тка (sopátka)).

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Synonyms

nose

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