noseful

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noun

As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff.

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Meanings

nounnoseful (plural nosefuls)

plural nosefuls

  1. As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff.

    At last he did what I wanted: I stood so close I could snuff up nosefuls of his musty smell, and he snipped the curls from my head one by one.

    2002, Kate Grenville, Joan makes history

Origin

From nose + -ful.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

noseful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseful

MLA

“noseful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noseful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseful.

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