nosefirst
Leading with snout
Nosefirst means leading with the nose, typically describing a headlong dive or fall: The kid went nosefirst into the pool, She tripped and landed nosefirst in the mud.
The word emphasizes the ungainly or reckless quality of the movement.
Also spelled nose-first or nose first.
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- faceplantFall forward onto face
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
lurch · topple · pitch forward · crash · spill · pratfall · flop · collapse
Sudden steep descent
- headfirstEntering crown-first
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- poolCollective fund or basin
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
bellyflop · submerge · swan dive · springboard · pike · tuck · entry · impact
Inhaling through the nose
- investigatingSeeking facts systematically
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
probing · exploring · meddling · busybody · intrusive · peeking · poking · eavesdropping
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
sprawl · lurch · topple · pitch forward · crash · spill · pratfall · flop · collapse · somersault
plunge
Sudden steep descent
cannonball · bellyflop · submerge · swan dive · springboard · pike · tuck · entry · impact · surface
sniffing
Inhaling through the nose
- investigatingSeeking facts systematically
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
inquisitive · probing · exploring · meddling · busybody · intrusive · peeking · poking · eavesdropping · curious