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51nose — noseless, adj. noselike, adj. /nohz/, n., v., nosed, nosing. n. 1. the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration …
52privacy — pri·va·cy n: freedom from unauthorized intrusion: state of being let alone and able to keep certain esp. personal matters to oneself see also expectation of privacy, invasion of privacy; privacy interest at interest 3b, right of privacy; …
53Peeping Tom — Peep·ing Tom .pē piŋ täm n a pruriently prying person: VOYEUR Peeping Tom·ism täm .iz əm n Peeping Tom British legendary character. According to popular legend, Tom was a prying tailor who was struck blind (or, in some versions, struck dead) as… …
54curious, inquisitive — Curious suggests a desire to know, especially to learn about matters that are not really one s concern or business: This resident is curious about the activities of his neighbors. Inquisitive implies the asking of questions, the act of prying, in …
55eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …
56eye — n. organ of sight 1) to blink; close, shut; open; roll; squint one s eyes 2) to drop, lower; lift, raise one s eyes 3) to rest; strain one s eyes 4) to lay, set one s eyes on smt. ( to see smt. ) 5) to keep one s eyes open, peeled (esp. AE),… …
57nosy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inquisitive, meddlesome, prying, snoopy. See curiosity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meddlesome, snooping, curious; see inquisitive , interested 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. snooping, prying …
58curious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Strange] Syn. odd, singular, unique; see unusual 2 . 2. [Interested] Syn. inquiring, questioning, prying; see inquisitive , interested 1 , meddlesome . See Synonym Study at inquisitive . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
59Curiosity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >The desire of knowledge. < N PARAG:Curiosity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interest interest thirst for knowledge Sgm: N 1 curiosity curiosity curiousness Sgm: N 1 inquiring mind inquiring mind Sgm: N 1 inquisitiveness… …
60Inquiry — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Subject of Inquiry. Question. < N PARAG:Inquiry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inquiry inquiry Sgm: N 1 request request &c. 765 Sgm: N 1 search search research quest pursuit &c. 622 GRP: N 2 …
