Definition of Smell
Noun
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the act of perceiving the odor of something
smelling -
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- sense of smell olfaction - olfactory modality -
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"
spirit tone feel feeling flavor flavour look -
any property detected by the olfactory system
- olfactory property aroma odor odour scent -
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
"she loved the smell of roses"
odor odour - olfactory sensation - olfactory perception
Verb
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become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
"I sense his hostility"
"i smell trouble"
"smell out corruption"
- smell out sense -
have an element suggestive (of something)
"his speeches smacked of racism"
"this passage smells of plagiarism"
smack reek -
smell bad
"He rarely washes, and he smells"
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emit an odor
"The soup smells good"
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inhale the odor of
perceive by the olfactory sense
Word games points for the Smell
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- Word Chums® score of the smell (11)
- Words With Friends® score of the smell (10)
Unscramble smell
19 unscramble word found using the letters smell.
el, ell, ells, elm, elms, els, em, ems, es, les, me, mel, mell, mells, mels, mes, sel, sell, smell,