SCENT


Meaning of SCENT in English

noun

1 pleasant smell

ADJECTIVE

▪ heady , heavy , intoxicating , pungent , rich , sharp , strong

the heavy ~ of Indian cooking

▪ delicate , faint , soft

▪ lingering

▪ sweet

▪ beautiful , delicious , lovely , pleasant

▪ fresh

the fresh ~ of flowers

▪ warm

▪ floral , flowery

▪ jasmine , lavender , pine , etc.

▪ musky , spicy

▪ exotic

Frank inhaled the exotic floral ~ of her perfume.

▪ familiar

VERB + SCENT

▪ have

This flower has no ~.

▪ be filled with

The air was filled with the ~ of lilac.

▪ give off , release

The flowers give off a heady ~ at night.

▪ breathe in , inhale , smell

SCENT + VERB

▪ come , drift , waft

From the vine outside came the ~ of honey.

▪ fill sth

The ~ of pine filled the room.

▪ linger

The ~ of incense lingered in the air.

2 smell that an animal/a person leaves behind

ADJECTIVE

▪ body , human , masculine , personal , sexual

VERB + SCENT

▪ be on , have

The dog was on the ~ of a rabbit.

The hounds have the ~.

▪ leave

The cat had left its ~ on the sofa.

▪ catch , pick up

One of the hounds had picked up the ~ of a fox.

▪ lose

▪ follow

SCENT + NOUN

▪ gland

▪ mark , marking

▪ trail

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .