smell
noun
- 1
the act of perceiving the odor of something
- 2
any property detected by the olfactory system
- 3
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- 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
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
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
I sense his hostility
i smell trouble
- 2
emit an odor
The soup smells good
- 3
smell bad
He rarely washes, and he smells
- 4
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
- 5
have an element suggestive (of something)
his speeches smacked of racism
this passage smells of plagiarism
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