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- DictionarySmell/smel/
noun
- 1. the faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents by means of the organs in the nose: "a highly developed sense of smell"
verb
- 1. perceive or detect the odor or scent of (something): "I think I can smell something burning"
- 2. emit an odor or scent of a specified kind: "it smelled like cough medicine"
smell, scent, odor, aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant.
SMELL definition: 1. to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses: 2. to notice or discover…. Learn more.
Smell definition: to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of. See examples of SMELL used in a sentence.
the act of perceiving the odor of something. synonyms: smelling. see more. noun. any property detected by the olfactory system. synonyms: aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent. see more. verb. inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. see more. verb. emit an odor. “The soup smells good” see more. verb. smell bad.
4 days ago · 1. (transitive) to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves. 2. (copula) to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be. the beaches smell of seaweed. some tobacco smells very sweet. 3. (intransitive; often foll by of) to emit an odour (of) the park smells of flowers.
smell. (smĕl) n. 1. a. The sense, located in the nasal cavities of mammals and relying on the olfactory nerves, by which molecules borne in a fluid such as air can be perceived; the olfactory sense. b. A similar sense in other animals, as insects' ability to perceive air-borne molecules with their antennae. 2.
Definition of smell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
