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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 smells
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Cook until barley is just starting to toast and smells fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes.
From the stltoday.com
His father smells of it as badly as any patient smells of illness in a hospital.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Not the smoke that a visitor smells, but the soul food cooked for the musicians.
From the sfgate.com
Test audiences didn't agree, complaining of lingering smells and hissing noises.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Far from delighting in the scent of flowers, noses will wrinkle at other smells.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A scent that works with your own pheromones, so it smells different on everyone.
From the mirror.co.uk
If he won't, you might mention to your mom that it always smells smoky upstairs.
From the ocregister.com
She always smells of it, and it broke my heart when I realized what she's doing.
From the chron.com
Meantime, the water smells and still doesn't meet arsenic standards, Souza says.
From the fresnobee.com
- 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. ...
