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SMELL

Definition:

1. [noun] the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
   Synonyms: odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
   
   
2. [noun] any property detected by the olfactory system
   Synonyms: olfactory property, aroma, odor, odour, scent
   
   
3. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look
   
   
4. [noun] the faculty of smell
   Synonyms: sense of olfaction, olfactory modality
   
   
5. [noun] the act of perceiving the odor of something
   Synonyms: ing
   
   
6. [verb] inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
   
   
7. [verb] emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
   
   
8. [verb] smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
   
   

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Related Words:

• sniff, whiff
• scent, nose, wind
• snuff, snuffle
• get a noseful, get a whiff
• smell
• reek, stink
• salute
• scent
• aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent
• malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis
• acridity
• bouquet, fragrance, redolence, sweetness
• malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness
• Hollywood
• Zeitgeist
• nose
• sniff, snuff

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