smell

noun

  1. 1

    the act of perceiving the odor of something

  2. 2

    any property detected by the olfactory system

  3. 3

    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

  4. 4

    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

    she loved the smell of roses

  5. 5

    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

verb

  1. 1

    become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

    I sense his hostility

    i smell trouble

  2. 2

    emit an odor

    The soup smells good

  3. 3

    smell bad

    He rarely washes, and he smells

  4. 4

    inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

  5. 5

    have an element suggestive (of something)

    his speeches smacked of racism

    this passage smells of plagiarism

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