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smell
the act of perceiving the odor of something
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noun
the act of perceiving the odor of something
noun
any property detected by the olfactory system
noun
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
noun
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
“she loved the smell of roses”
noun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
“the feel of the city excited him”
verb
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
“I sense his hostility”
verb
emit an odor
“The soup smells good”
verb
smell bad
“He rarely washes, and he smells”
verb
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
verb
have an element suggestive (of something)
“his speeches smacked of racism”
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she loved the smell of roses
the feel of the city excited him
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason
I sense his hostility
I smell trouble
smell out corruption
The soup smells good
He rarely washes, and he smells
his speeches smacked of racism
this passage smells of plagiarism
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