|  nasal 
 
 1. a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
 • Syn:
 nasal consonant
 • Hypernyms:
 consonant
 2. an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
 • Syn:
 nasal bone, os nasale
 • Hypernyms:
 bone, os
 • Part Holonyms:
 bridge
 • Part Meronyms:
 rhinion
 
 1. of or in or relating to the nose (Freq. 1)
 - nasal passages
 • Syn:
 rhinal
 • Pertains to noun:
 nose, nose (for: rhinal)
 2. sounding as if the nose were pinched (Freq. 1)
 - a whining nasal voice
 • Syn:
 adenoidal, pinched
 • Similar to:
 high, high-pitched
 • Derivationally related forms:
 nasality
 
 
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