nos|tril

nos|tril
nos|tril «NOS truhl», noun.
either of the two openings in the nose. Air is breathed into the lungs, and smells come into the sensitive parts of the nose, through the nostrils.
[Old English nosthyrl < nosu nose + thyrel hole]

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  • nos·tril — /ˈnɑːstrəl/ noun, pl trils [count] : one of the two openings of the nose My left nostril is stuffed up. She left in a rage, her nostrils flaring …   Useful english dictionary

  • NOS — NOS; nos·er; nos·i·ly; nos·i·ness; nos·ing; nos·ism; nos·o·co·mi·al; nos·o·graph·ic; nos·o·log·ic; nos·o·psyl·lus; nos·tal·gia; nos·tal·gy; nos·toc; nos·to·ca·ce·ae; nos·to·ca·les; nos·tra·da·mus; nos·tril; nos·triled; nos·tril·i·ty; nos·trum;… …   English syllables

  • tril — gas·tril·e·gous; gas·tril·o·quist; nos·tril; nos·tril·i·ty; ny·tril; prall·tril·ler; tril·by; tril·la·do; tril·li·a·ce·ae; tril·ling; tril·li·um; tril·lo; tril·o·gy; ven·tril·o·quist; ven·tril·o·quis·tic; ven·tril·o·quize; ven·tril·o·quous;… …   English syllables

  • nostril — nos·tril …   English syllables

  • nostrility — nos·tril·i·ty …   English syllables

  • nostril — nos•tril [[t]ˈnɒs trəl[/t]] n. anat. either of the two external openings of the nose • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME nostrill, OE nosterl, nosthyrl=nos(u) nose+thyrel hole; see thirl …   From formal English to slang

  • nostril — nos|tril [ˈnɔstrıl US ˈna: ] n [: Old English; Origin: nosthyrl nose hole ] one of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things ▪ The smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils. ▪ the horse s flaring nostrils… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nostril — nos|tril [ nastrəl ] noun count one of the two holes at the end of your nose …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nostril — SYN: naris. internal n. SYN: secondary choana. * * * nos·tril näs trəl n 1) either of the external nares broadly either of the nares with the adjoining passage on the same side of the nasal septum 2) either fleshy lateral wall of the nose * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • Nostril — Nos tril, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nos[thorn]yrl; nos for nosu nose + [thorn]yrel opening, hole, from [thorn]yrel pierced, for [thorn]yrhel, fr. purh through. [root]261. See {Nose}, and {Through}, and cf. {Thrill}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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