nostril

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɒstrəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɑstrəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nos′trəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
nos•tril /ˈnɑstrəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomyeither of the two outer openings of the nose.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nos•tril  (nos′trəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomyeither of the two external openings of the nose.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English nostrill, Old English nosterl, variant of nosthyrl, equivalent. to nos(u) ) nose + thyrel hole; see thirl

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nostril / ˈnɒstrɪl/
  1. either of the two external openings of the nose
Etymology: Old English nosthyrl, from nosu nose + thyrel hole
'nostril' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anaspid - blowhole - cluster headache - frown - match - monorhinous - nares - narial - nurse shark - oral herpes - pit viper - thirl - thrill
Collocations: a [flared, blocked] nostril, my [right, left] nostril, [rubbed, scratched, thumbed, plugged] his nostril, more...

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