nuzzle

  • 41nose — [OE] Nose is the English member of a widespread family of ‘nose’ words that trace their ancestry back to Indo European *nas . This has produced Latin nāsus (source of English nasal [17]), Sanskrit nás, Lithuanian nósis, and Russian, Polish, Czech …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 42caress — v 1. touch, brush, graze, lick, tongue; stroke gently, fondle, handle, pat, rub, massage; hold, hug, clasp, embrace, cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nuzzle; kiss, osculate, Inf. make out, Inf. neck, Inf. smooch; Inf. pet, Sl. canoodle, Sl. feel up, Inf …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 43nose — [OE] Nose is the English member of a widespread family of ‘nose’ words that trace their ancestry back to Indo European *nas . This has produced Latin nāsus (source of English nasal [17]), Sanskrit nás, Lithuanian nósis, and Russian, Polish, Czech …

    Word origins

  • 44draw close — verb 1. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position (Freq. 1) We cuddled against each other to keep warm The children snuggled into their sleeping bags • Syn: ↑cuddle, ↑snuggle, ↑nestle, ↑nest, ↑nuzzle …

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  • 45nosel — Noursle Nour sle, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See {Nurse}.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also {nosel}, {nousel}, {nousle}, {nowsle}, {nusle}, {nuzzle}, etc.] [1913 Webster] She noursled him till years he raught. Spenser.… …

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  • 46Nosel — Nos el, v. t. [See {Noursle}.] To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 47Noursle — Nour sle, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See {Nurse}.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also {nosel}, {nousel}, {nousle}, {nowsle}, {nusle}, {nuzzle}, etc.] [1913 Webster] She noursled him till years he raught. Spenser. [1913… …

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  • 48nousel — Noursle Nour sle, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See {Nurse}.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also {nosel}, {nousel}, {nousle}, {nowsle}, {nusle}, {nuzzle}, etc.] [1913 Webster] She noursled him till years he raught. Spenser.… …

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  • 49nousle — Noursle Nour sle, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See {Nurse}.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also {nosel}, {nousel}, {nousle}, {nowsle}, {nusle}, {nuzzle}, etc.] [1913 Webster] She noursled him till years he raught. Spenser.… …

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  • 50nowsle — Noursle Nour sle, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See {Nurse}.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also {nosel}, {nousel}, {nousle}, {nowsle}, {nusle}, {nuzzle}, etc.] [1913 Webster] She noursled him till years he raught. Spenser.… …

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