Smell

[smel] or [smɛl]

Definition

(noun.) the act of perceiving the odor of something.

(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'.

(verb.) become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; 'I sense his hostility'; 'i smell trouble'; 'smell out corruption'.

(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.

Checker: Paulette--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes.

(n.) To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out.

(n.) To give heed to.

(v. i.) To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk.

(v. i.) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny.

(v. i.) To exercise the sense of smell.

(v. i.) To exercise sagacity.

(v. t.) The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense.

(v. t.) The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint.

Typed by Joan

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Scent, get scent of.

v. n. Have an odor, have a scent.

n. Scent, odor, perfume, fragrance, aroma.

Inputed by Fidel

Definition

v.i. to affect the nose: to have odour: to use the sense of smell.—v.t. to perceive by the nose:—pa.t. and pa.p. smelled or smelt.—n. the quality of bodies which affects the nose: odour: perfume: the sense which perceives this quality.—ns. Smell′er; Smell′-feast a greedy fellow; Smell′ing the sense by which smells are perceived; Smell′ing-bott′le a bottle containing smelling-salts or the like; Smell′ing-salts a preparation of ammonium carbonate with lavender &c. used as a stimulant in faintness &c.; Smell′-trap a drain-trap.—adj. Smell′y having a bad smell.—Smell a rat (see Rat); Smell out to find out by prying.

Inputed by Leslie

Examples

Typist: Robinson

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