nos|ing

nos|ing
nos|ing «NOH zihng», noun.
a horizontal edge that projects over a vertical surface, such as the edge of a stair tread.

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  • di´ag|nos´er — di|ag|nose «DY uhg NOHS, NOHZ», transitive verb, intransitive verb, nosed, nos|ing. to find out the nature of by an examination and careful study; make a diagnosis of (a disease or any other condition); diagnosticate: »The doctor diagnosed her… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • prog|nos|ti|cate — «prog NOS tuh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to predict from facts; forecast: »He did prognosticate…that on the eighteenth of April a storm should burst over this land (Jane Porter). 2. to indicate beforehand …   Useful english dictionary

  • nosing — nos·ing …   English syllables

  • nosing — nos•ing [[t]ˈnoʊ zɪŋ[/t]] n. archit. a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser • Etymology: 1765–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • diagnose — To make a diagnosis. * * * di·ag·nose dī ig .nōs, .nōz, .dī ig , əg vb, nosed; nos·ing vt 1) to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms 2) to diagnose a disease or condition in <diagnosed the patient> vi to make a diagnosis… …   Medical dictionary

  • brownnose — brown·nose or brown nose (brounʹnōz ) tr.v. Informal brown·nosed, brown·nos·ing, brown·nos·es To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on.   [From the image of an obsequious person whose nose becomes soiled in kissing the rump of someone …   Universalium

  • misdiagnose — mis·di·ag·nose ( )mis dī ig .nōs, .nōz vt, nosed; nos·ing to diagnose incorrectly …   Medical dictionary

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