Associations to the word «Nozzle»

Wiktionary

NOZZLE, noun. A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
NOZZLE, noun. A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

Dictionary definition

NOZZLE, noun. A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged.
NOZZLE, noun. Informal terms for the nose.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats