nosebleed

[ nohz-bleed ]

noun

1. bleeding bleed from the nose.
2. red trillium.

nosebleed

/ ˈnəʊzˌbliːd /

noun

1. bleeding from the nose, as the result of injury, etc Technical nameepistaxis

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosebleed¹

1400–50 as plant name; 1850–55 nosebleed fordef 1; late Middle English; nose, bleed

Example Sentences

Buy on Canopy, $250In short, if you are prone to dry skin, allergies, and frequent nosebleeds, then the Canopy humidifier is definitely worth every penny.

From The Daily Beast

Eager to leave chronic nosebleeds, parched skin, and dried-out plants back in 2021, I decided to invest in a quality humidifier.

From The Daily Beast

When he got sick, we could still play chess, make silly jokes, and yell like crazy at the games from the couch instead of from our nosebleed stadium seats.

From Time

Attending Columbia University, living in a cockroach-infested apartment, and sitting in the nosebleed seats at the Met, Wang was besotted with New York City and all its opportunities.

From MIT Technology Review

One man was having an epileptic seizure; one had a nosebleed; one had full-blown African Malaria; one had the flu.

From The Daily Beast

An African man with a nosebleed removed from a mall in Brussels.

From The Daily Beast

Who was this girl with the pursed lips, perfect eyebrows, and a dry nosebleed?

From The Daily Beast

One gal chuckled to me about the nosebleed this shot of estrogen would give even some Grumpy Old Men in her own party.

From The Daily Beast

Even in the nosebleed seats, the Globes are still entertaining as hell.

From The Daily Beast

For example, he explained that blood from the right elbow be removed to stop a nosebleed from the right nostril.

From Project Gutenberg

Nosebleed is again an accompaniment of certain general disorders, as heart disease and typhoid fever.

From Project Gutenberg

The injection into the nostril of ice water containing a little salt is sometimes very serviceable in stopping nosebleed.

From Project Gutenberg

In case of persistent nosebleed, put the child to bed with the head elevated.

From Project Gutenberg

Expects to reform everything from deforestration to nosebleed by saying phrases like 'surplus value.'

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