Synonyms for count noses


Grammar : Verb
Spell : nohz
Phonetic Transcription : noÊŠz

Top 10 synonyms for count noses Other synonyms for the word count noses

Définition of count noses

Origin :
  • "perceive the smell of," 1570s; "pry, search," 1640s, from nose (n.). Related: Nosed; nosing.
  • As in number : verb count, calculate
  • As in reckon : verb add up; evaluate
  • As in compute : verb calculate, estimate
  • As in enumerate : verb list, count
  • As in figure : verb calculate, compute
Example sentences :
  • An election is a contest in which we count noses when we do not break heads.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • Sorrel, supposing you skirt the clearing and try to count noses.
  • Extract from : « The Campaign of the Jungle » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • "Now let me count noses, to make sure you're all here," she went on.
  • Extract from : « Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's » by Laura Lee Hope
  • Perhaps the phrase "to count noses" originated in these lands.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Black Mountain » by Reginald Wyon
  • We never thought to count noses until we reached the Cassidy place, and then we found they were missing.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's House Party » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • "Susie isn't here, either," said Tabitha, pausing in her task of packing to count noses.
  • Extract from : « Tabitha's Vacation » by Ruth Alberta Brown
  • Hold your horses, Buster, and count noses; perhaps youll find that there are only five of us present.
  • Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys' River Chase » by Louis Arundel
  • When he came to count noses he understood that there wasn't a show for him to be elected cox.
  • Extract from : « Fred Fenton on the Crew » by Allen Chapman
  • Some of the older ranchmen suggested to Packard and to Fisher that they count noses.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.

Antonyms for count noses

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