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 smell


Noun
  • the act of perceiving the odor of something
  • the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
  • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
    • the feel of the city excited him
    • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
    • it had the smell of treason
  • any property detected by the olfactory system
  • the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
    • she loved the smell of roses

Verb
  • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
    • I sense his hostility
    • i smell trouble
    • smell out corruption
  • have an element suggestive (of something)
    • his speeches smacked of racism
    • this passage smells of plagiarism
  • smell bad
    • He rarely washes, and he smells
  • emit an odor
    • The soup smells good
  • inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
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