SMELL


Meaning of SMELL in English

I. verb

1.

to perceive by means of the olfactory organs

smelled a dead skunk

Synonyms: nose, scent, sniff, ||snift, snuff

Related Word: detect, perceive, sense; whiff; ||snaffle, snuffle

Idioms: get a whiff of

2.

Synonyms: smack , savor

3.

to have or emit an offensive odor

the canal smells today

Synonyms: funk, reek, stench, stink

Idioms: offend the nostrils, smell ( or stink) to high heaven

II. noun

1.

a quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense

the smell of a ham cooking

Synonyms: aroma, odor, scent

Related Word: bouquet, fragrance, incense, perfume, redolence, spice; flavor, savor, stench, stink

2.

Synonyms: hint 2, intimation, smack, soupçon, strain, suggestion, suspicion, tincture, trace, whiff

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