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Definition of nostril noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nostril

noun
 
/ˈnɒstrəl/
 
/ˈnɑːstrəl/
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  1. either of the two openings at the end of the nose that you breathe through
    • The horse flared its nostrils.
    • The smell of decay lingered in her nostrils.
    • The stench of the cellar filled my nostrils.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + nostril
    • fill
    nostril + verb
    • flare
    nostril + noun
    • hair
    preposition
    • in your nostrils
    • through your nostrils
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    Word OriginOld English nosterl, nosthyrl, from nosu ‘nose’ + thȳr(e)l ‘hole’.
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