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Narrator: Today's word is "Nostril" — noun, pronounced /ˈnɒstrəl/, with the stress on "nos".
Narrator: A nostril is one of the two openings of the nose, through which air passes for breathing.
Narrator: In plain English, a nostril is a nose hole — the two openings you breathe through.
Narrator: It comes from the Old English nosthyrl, meaning a nose hole, from nosu, nose, and thyrl, a hole.
Narrator: "A flared nostril" describes a nostril widened, often in anger or exertion.
Narrator: It differs from nose because nostril is the opening, whereas nose is the whole organ.
Narrator: "Nostril piercing" is a sense meaning a piercing through the side of a nostril.
Narrator: Anatomy, medicine, description, fashion and everyday speech all rely on the word nostril.
Narrator: So remember: a nostril is a nose hole, from the Old English for a nose hole.
Speaker A: What is a nostril?
Speaker B: A nose hole! NOSTRIL comes from the Old English nosthyrl, a nose hole, from nosu, nose, and thyrl, a hole, so it means one of the two openings of the nose.
Speaker A: So you breathe through your nostrils?
Speaker B: Yes — the two openings!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A flared nostril"; "nostril piercing"; "blocked nostril" — anatomy, fashion and health.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse nostril with navel, because a nostril is a nose hole, while a navel is a belly button.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Nose' the whole cousin, 'nasal' the adjective twin, 'septum' the dividing alternative. The word keeps its breathing charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "nostril" in AI prompts — useful for health apps and anatomy tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame health?
Speaker B: Right. For a health app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short fact sheet on nostrils, naming two functions.
Speaker A: How about an anatomy tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to describe:
Prompt: Draft a guide to the nostril, naming two features.
Speaker A: Could it help with a medical bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame breathing:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how nostrils work, naming one function.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a health chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on blocked nostrils, naming one cause.
Nostril — meaning in Arabic & definition More N courses GL Dictionary