smell (noun)

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• smell — ► NOUN 1) the faculty of perceiving odours by means of the organs in the nose. 2) a quality that is perceived by this faculty; an odour. 3) an act of inhaling in order to perceive an odour. ► VERB (past and past part. smelt or smelled) 1)… …   English terms dictionary

• smell — noun 1》 the faculty of perceiving odours by means of the organs in the nose. 2》 a quality in something that is perceived by this faculty; an odour.     ↘an unpleasant odour. 3》 an act of inhaling in order to ascertain an odour. verb (past and… …   English new terms dictionary

• smell test — noun a) An informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using ones common sense or sense of propriety. It just doesnt pass the smell test. It just creates too many opportunities for cutting corners,… …   Wiktionary

• Smell-O-Vision — noun a) A system that choreographed the release of odors during the projection of a film, invented by . Each Smell O Vision customer sat in a movie seat equipped with a system to pipe in smells directly to the nose. b) Any such system that adds… …   Wiktionary

• smell — noun see money has no smell verb see fish and guests smell after three days …   Proverbs new dictionary

• smell-trap — smellˈ trap noun A drain trap • • • Main Entry: ↑smell …   Useful english dictionary

• smell|er — «SMEHL uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that smells. 2. a person who tests by smelling. 3. Slang. the nose or sense of smell. 4. a sensitive hair or process such as one of a cat s whiskers; feeler …   Useful english dictionary

• smell-o-meter — noun That which registers the magnitude of odor. Perhaps the American Library Association should commission high tech wizards to develop a smell o meter which could standardize our judgments …   Wiktionary

• smell of an oily rag — noun A very small amount, or the absolute minimum (usually of money). We have found them in the remote corners of Asia Minor, sans souliers, sans culottes, often in rags, living on the smell of an oily rag or a raw onion, trying their best to… …   Wiktionary

• smell-o-rama — noun A fictional name for technology that reproduces odor. Scoffers will duly scoff as they did at sound, color, and wide screen. On the other hand, Smellorama did not catch on most movies manage to smell without it …   Wiktionary

• smell-o-vision — noun Cinematography with the addition of olfaction, often portrayed as futuristic or far fetched. Beginning as a silent wonder, the medium has been dramatically changed by the addition of sound, color, the wide screen, attempts at 3 D, and even… …   Wiktionary