nozzle
(näz′əl)
noun
- a spout at the end of a hose, pipe, bellows, etc., by which a stream of liquid or gas may be directed and controlled
- Slang the nose
Origin:
dim. of nose
See nozzle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A projecting part with an opening, as at the end of a hose, for regulating and directing a flow of fluid.
- Slang The human nose.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English noselle, socket on a candlestick
Origin: , diminutive of nose; see nose
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