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1 strong scent or smell
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smell — smell1 W3S2 [smel] n 1.) the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose smell of ▪ The air was filled with the smell of flowers. sweet/delicious smell ▪ There s a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. unpleasant/bad/acrid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smell — smell,[/p] scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense. Smell not only is the most general of these terms but tends to be the most colorless. It is the appropriate word when merely the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scent — [sent] vt. [ME senten < OFr sentir < L sentire, to feel: see SEND1] 1. to smell; perceive by the olfactory sense 2. to get a hint or inkling of; suspect [to scent trouble] 3. to fill with an odor; give fragrance to; perfume vi. to hunt by… … English World dictionary
scent marking — ˈscent mark 7 [scent mark] (also ˈscent marking) noun a natural substance with a strong smell that is left by an animal on the ground, on a tree, etc, for example to mark its ↑territory or as a signal to other animals … Useful english dictionary
smell — 1. noun the smell of the kitchen Syn: odor, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff; informal funk; literary miasma 2. verb 1) he smelled her perfume Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scent — noun 1 pleasant smell ADJECTIVE ▪ heady, heavy, intoxicating, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ the heavy scent of Indian cooking ▪ … Collocations dictionary
smell — 01. Something [smells] delicious. I wonder what s for supper. 02. Because of their excellent sense of [smell], dogs are often used in airports to look for things such as illegal drugs, or bombs. 03. The garbage [smells]. Someone needs to take it… … Grammatical examples in English
smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f … Collocations dictionary
strong — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get, grow ▪ remain, stay ▪ … Collocations dictionary
scent — 01. The cat followed the [scent] of the mouse to its nest. 02. The [scent] of the flowers was very strong, and it made me sneeze. 03. The air was [scented] with jasmine. 04. The chest [scents] the blankets with the smell of cedar. 05. Certain … Grammatical examples in English