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bloody nose

bloody nose noun: synonym of nosebleed.

Noun

bloody nose (plural bloody noses)

  1. (Canada, US) Synonym of nosebleed.
    Synonyms:
    nosebleed
  2. (colloquial) A minor defeat.
    • He did not think it could be done and preferred to fight a battle in the morning, give the Germans a bloody nose, and then scoot off while they recovered.2009, James L. Stokesbury, A Short History of World War I, page 46

Synonyms of bloody nose

Forms of bloody nose

pluralbloody noses

Questions about bloody nose

What does bloody nose mean?
Bloody nose means synonym of nosebleed.
What part of speech is bloody nose?
Bloody nose is a noun.
What is the plural of bloody nose?
The plural of bloody nose is bloody noses.

Words near bloody nose in the dictionary

  1. bloody mary
  2. bloody marys
  3. bloody milk cap
  4. bloody Nora
  5. bloody Norah
  6. bloody nose
  7. bloody noses
  8. bloody noun
  9. bloody nouns
  10. bloody oath
  11. bloody show

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