Home › Words › N › noseshotnoseshotnoseshot means A range of smell, a distance in which something is detectable by smell.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, noseshot ranks #2,710 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyBlend of nose + earshot or from nose + shot.nounA range of smell, a distance in which something is detectable by smell.e.g.“As she approached closer, though, the load of rabbits came into vivid noseshot, and the saxophonist's nose wrinkled at the reek.” — 2002, Michael Meehan, Stormy weather, page 74:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nosesore 61% match — Something that smells foul to the nose. vs noseshot →nosie 58% match — A nose. vs noseshot →snootful 57% match — A noseful. vs noseshot →noseness 57% match — The distinctive quality of a nose. vs noseshot →eyeshot 56% match — A range of vision, a distance in which something is visible. vs noseshot →snoutful 56% match — Enough to fill one's snout; a noseful. vs noseshot →niff 55% match — A bad smell. vs noseshot →nosing 55% match — An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose. vs noseshot →