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
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Frank inhaled the exotic floral ~ of her perfume.
▪ familiar
VERB + SCENT
▪ have
▪
This flower has no ~.
▪ be filled with
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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
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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
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The cat had left its ~ on the sofa.
▪ catch , pick up
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One of the hounds had picked up the ~ of a fox.
▪ lose
▪ follow
SCENT + NOUN
▪ gland
▪ mark , marking
▪ trail