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1. (n.) scent
a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable.
2. scent
an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced.
3. scent
a track or trail indicated by such an odor.
4. scent
perfume.
5. scent
the sense of smell:
a remarkably keen scent.
6. (v.t.) scent
to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell:
to scent trouble.
7. scent
to fill with an odor; perfume.
8. (v.i.) scent
to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
Etymology: (1325–75; (v.) earlier sent, ME senten < MF sentir to smell < L sentīre to feel; (n.) ME, der. of the v. Cf. sense)
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| Definition of 'scent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
2. (noun) scent
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
3. (verb) olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
any property detected by the olfactory system
4. (verb) odorize, odourise, scent
cause to smell or be smelly
5. (verb) scent, nose, wind
catch the scent of; get wind of
"The dog nosed out the drugs"
6. (verb) perfume, scent
apply perfume to
"She perfumes herself every day"
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1. (noun) scent
a pleasant smell
the scent of roses
2. scent
a smell produced by a particular animal or person
The dog's picked up the rabbit's scent.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scent
that which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk
2. (noun) scent
specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery
3. (noun) scent
the power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent
4. (verb) scent
to perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does
5. (verb) scent
to imbue or fill with odor; to perfume
6. (verb) scent
to have a smell
7. (verb) scent
to hunt animals by means of the sense of smell
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Sense: to discover by the sense of smell
The dog scented a cat.
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 Afrikaans: uitruik |
 Arabic: مُعَطَّر، مُطَيَّب |
 Bulgarian: душа |
 Brazilian: farejar |
 Czech: ucítit |
 German: wittern |
 Danish: få fært af |
 Greek: οσφραίνομαι, οσμίζομαι |
 Spanish: oler, olfatear |
 Estonian: haistma |
 Farsi: بوي خوش |
 Finnish: vainuta |
 French: flairer |
 Hebrew: לְהָרִיחַ |
 Hindi: सूंघना |
 Croatian: nanjušiti |
 Hungarian: (meg)szimatol |
 Indonesian: mengendus |
 Icelandic: þefa uppi |
 Italian: fiutare |
 Japanese: かぎつける |
 Korean: 냄새 맡다 |
 Lithuanian: užuosti |
 Latvian: saost |
 Malay: menghidu bau |
 Dutch: ruiken |
 Norwegian: lukte, være, få snusen i |
 Polish: zwęszyć |
 Persian: بوي خوش |
 Pashto: بويول، خوږ بويه كول، بوى، |
 Portuguese: farejar |
 Romanian: a adulmeca |
 Russian: чуять |
 Slovak: zacítiť |
 Slovenian: zavohati |
 Serbian: namirisati |
 Swedish: vädra |
 Thai: ได้กลิ่น |
 Turkish: kokusunu almak |
 Taiwanese: 嗅出 |
 Ukrainian: рознюхувати, учувати |
 Urdu: قوت شامہ سے پتا لگانا |
 Vietnamese: đánh hơi, phát hiện, ngửi |
 Chinese: 嗅出 |
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