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List of meaning for smell

to detect the odor or scent of something using your nose

smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception(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"

olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent(noun)

any property detected by the olfactory system

spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell(noun)

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"

smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality(noun)

the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

smell, smelling(verb)

the act of perceiving the odor of something

smell(verb)

inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

smell(verb)

emit an odor

"The soup smells good"

smell(verb)

smell bad

"He rarely washes, and he smells"

smack, reek, smell(verb)

have an element suggestive (of something)

"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"

smell, smell out, sense(verb)

become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

"I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"

the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose

the smell of vanilla is supposed to be very soothing

a very small amount

the pie has barely a smell of ginger, but lots of cinnamon

a special quality or impression associated with something

a law firm with a mahogany-lined boardroom that has the discernible smell of money and power

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose

we smelled the aroma of freshly baked cookies as soon as we walked in the house

to have a vague awareness of

I smell something fishy about this situation

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

that movie smells—I wouldn't waste my money on it if I were you

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