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Exact Match:

on the nose: being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

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nose around collapse

enquiry collapse

enquirer collapse

enquire collapse

track down collapse

sniff out collapse: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble"

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

inquire collapse

back to back collapse

seek collapse: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk; inquire for; "seek directions from a local"; go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"; try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

stare collapse: a fixed look with eyes open wide; fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

hunt down collapse

face to face collapse: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

poles apart collapse

snoop collapse: a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

sky dive collapse: jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

gawk collapse

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

eyeball to eyeball collapse

nuzzle collapse: dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle"; rub noses

swoop collapse: a swift descent through the air; a very rapid raid; (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"; seize or catch with a swooping motion; move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

proboscis collapse: a long flexible snout as of an elephant; the human nose (especially when it is large)

look around collapse: look about oneself; "look around to see whether you can find the missing document"

schnozzle collapse

nose tickling collapse

aerobatics collapse

snoot collapse

monkey with collapse

query collapse

kibitz collapse: make unwanted and intrusive comments

truckle collapse: yield to out of weakness

hoop collapse: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"; a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt; bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"

peek collapse: a secret look

nares collapse

chiropodist collapse: a specialist in care for the feet

internist collapse: a specialist in internal medicine

orthopedist collapse: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)

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