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Main Entry:	nose
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	smelling organ of animate being
Synonyms:	beak, bill, muzzle, proboscis, snout, adenoids, horn*, nares, nostrils, olfactory nerves, schnoz, smeller, sneezer, sniffer, snoot, snuffer, whiffer

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Main Entry:	nose
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	detect, search
Synonyms:	busybody, examine, inspect, meddle, mouse, pry, scent, smell, sniff, snoop*

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Main Entry:	bent
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	inclination; talent
Synonyms:	ability, aim, aptitude, bag, disposition, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, knack, leaning, mind-set, nose, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, tack, tendency, tilt, turn, druthers, head-set, inclining, thing for, weakness for

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Main Entry:	instinct
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	gut feeling, idea
Synonyms:	aptitude, faculty, feeling, funny feeling, gift, gut reaction, hunch, impulse, inclination, intuition, knack, know-how, nose, predisposition, proclivity, savvy, sense, sentiment, sixth sense, talent, tendency, urge
Antonyms:	knowledge, reason

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Main Entry:	intuition
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	insight
Synonyms:	ESP, clairvoyance, discernment, divination, feeling, foreknowledge, gut reaction, hunch, inspiration, instinct, nose, penetration, perception, premonition, presentiment, second sight, sixth sense*, innate knowledge, intuitiveness, perceptivity
Antonyms:	knowledge, reason, reasoning

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Main Entry:	knack
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	ability, talent
Synonyms:	adroitness, aptitude, bent, capacity, command, dexterity, expertise, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, head, ingenuity, know-how, nose, propensity, quickness, readiness, savvy*, set, skill, trick, turn, aptness, expertism, expertness, handiness, hang of it, mastership, skillfulness
Antonyms:	inability, ineptitude, lack, want

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Main Entry:	root
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	dig and search
Synonyms:	burrow, delve, embed, forage, grub, hunt, ingrain, lodge, nose, place, poke, pry, rummage, ferret, grub up
Notes:	a rout is a disorderly crowd of people or an overwhelming defeat; a root is the usually underground organ of a plant that lacks buds or leaves or nodes and absorbs water and mineral salts - or the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a route is an established line of travel or access - or a road, course, or way for travel from one place to another
Antonyms:	cover

Main Entry:	scent
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	detect, smell
Synonyms:	discern, nose, recognize, sense, sniff, be on the track of, be on the trail of, get wind of, nose out*

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Main Entry:	sniff
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	breathe in
Synonyms:	detect, inhale, inspire, nose, scent, smell, snuff, snift, snuffle
Antonyms:	hold nose

Main Entry:	snoop
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	nose around
Synonyms:	busybody, interfere, intrude, meddle, mouse, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, pry, spy, stare, mess with, poke nose in, snook
Antonyms:	ignore, neglect

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Main Entry:	talent
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	ability
Synonyms:	aptitude, art, bent, capability, capacity, craft, endowment, expertise, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, green thumb, head, knack, know-how, nose, power, savvy, set, skill, smarts, thing, turn*, a way with, aptness, inventiveness, the formula, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes
Antonyms:	inability, incapacity, lack, weakness

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Main Entry:	faculty
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	ability, skill
Synonyms:	adroitness, aptitude, bent, capability, capacity, cleverness, dexterity, facility, flair, forte, genius, gift, instinct, intelligence, knack, leaning, nose, peculiarity, penchant, pistol, power, predilection, proclivity, propensity, property, quality, readiness, reason, right stuff*, sense, strength, talent, turn, aptness, knowing way around, what it takes, wits
Antonyms:	inability, incompetence, lack, need, ineptness

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Main Entry:	pry
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	interfere in someone else's business
Synonyms:	bug, ferret out, gape, gaze, hunt, inquire, intrude, investigate, meddle, nose, peek, peep, peer, poke, ransack, reconnoiter, rubberneck, search, snoop, spy, stare, tap, be a busybody, be all ears, be curious, be inquisitive, be nosy, listen in, poke nose into, tune in on, wiretap
Antonyms:	leave alone

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Main Entry:	seek
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	look for
Synonyms:	beat the bushes, chase, comb, delve, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, hunt, inquire, investigate, mouse, nose, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, scout, scratch, be after, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, delve for, dig for, go after, gun for, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, run after, search for, search out, sniff out, track down
Antonyms:	find

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Main Entry:	smell
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	perceive with the nose
Synonyms:	breathe, detect, discover, find, identify, inhale, nose, scent, sniff, snuff, get a whiff

Main Entry:	bow
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	front of boat
Synonyms:	beak, fore, head, nose, prow, stem, bowsprit, forepart

Main Entry:	gift
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	talent, aptitude
Synonyms:	ability, accomplishment, attainment, attribute, bent, capability, capacity, endowment, faculty, flair, forte, genius, head, instinct, knack, leaning, nose, power, propensity, set, specialty, turn, acquirement, aptness, numen

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	poke
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	interfere, snoop
Synonyms:	busybody, butt in, intrude, meddle, nose*, peek, pry, tamper
Antonyms:	leave alone

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