1. (noun)
smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
"she loved the smell of roses"
2. (noun)
olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
any property detected by the olfactory system
3. (noun)
spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
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"
4. (noun)
smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
5. (noun)
smell, smelling
the act of perceiving the odor of something
6. (verb)
smell
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
7. (verb)
smell
emit an odor
"The soup smells good"
8. (verb)
smell
smell bad
"He rarely washes, and he smells"
9. (verb)
smack, reek, smell
have an element suggestive (of something)
"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
10. (verb)
smell, smell out, sense
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
"I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
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Definition of 'smell'
