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smell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent |
| Type of | property |
| Has types | malodorousness, bouquet, fetidness, foulness, fragrance, fragrancy, muskiness, rancidness, rankness, redolence, stinkiness, sweetness |
| Derivation | smelly |
smell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell |
| Type of | sense modality, sensory system, modality, exteroception |
| Has types | nose |
smell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | smelling |
| Type of | sensing, perception |
| Has types | sniff, snuff |
smell::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reek, smack |
| Type of | paint a picture, suggest, evoke |
this passage smells of plagiarism.
smell::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation |
| Type of | aesthesis, sense impression, sense experience, sense datum, sensation, esthesis |
| Has types | scent, reek, malodor, stink, aroma, perfume, fetor, foetor, stench, mephitis, fragrance, malodour, acridity |
she loved the smell of roses.
smell::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | perceive, comprehend |
| Has types | get a noseful, snuffle, whiff, snuff, wind, sniff, scent, nose, get a whiff |
| Derivation | smelling |
Examples of smell
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Only here does he get to take a deep breath and smell the tart whiff of failure.
From the newsday.com
The crowd of 5,153 seemed to smell an upset developing from the opening minutes.
From the thenewstribune.com
Really old paintings have an old-book smell with a little bit of chemical in it.
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With A Natural History of the Senses, people would send me their smell memories.
From the kentucky.com
As roses go, The Crusher is pleasant, a bit tight in smell but fruity in flavor.
From the sacbee.com
As of Friday, the cause of the sickening smell remained a mystery, Voelpel said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Keep commercial products on hand that use enzyme action to break down the smell.
From the sacbee.com
Elizabeth could smell her father in the bed, could smell his hair on the pillow.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Clean'n'sharp Switzerland has this effect, especially when you smell like a dog.
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- Inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
- The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
- Emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
- Olfactory property: any property detected by the olfactory system
- Smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
- Spirit: 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"
- Smack: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
- The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- The Smell is an all ages, alcohol and drug-free punk rock/noise/experimental venue in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The Smell, notable for its DIY ethic, is home to many of the area's avant-garde performers and artists. ...
