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noun • the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals • a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft) • the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon • a small distance • a symbol of inquisitiveness • the sense of smell (especially in animals) • a natural skill • a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged verb • search or inquire in a meddlesome way • advance the forward part of with caution • catch the scent of; get wind of • push or move with the nose • rub noses • defeat by a narrow margin | ||||||||
| 30% | 11 | A wood frog's ability to freeze itself in winter and an octopus's ability to change color, for two | ||||||
noun • a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form • the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) • (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) | ||||||||
| 25% | 7 | Heat-detecting devices | ||||||
noun • any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner | ||||||||
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