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Noun
S:
(n)
smell (smell%1:09:02::)
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odor (odor%1:09:00::)
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odour (odour%1:09:00::)
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olfactory sensation (olfactory_sensation%1:09:00::)
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olfactory perception (olfactory_perception%1:09:00::)
(the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)
"she loved the smell of roses"
S:
(n)
olfactory property (olfactory_property%1:07:00::)
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smell (smell%1:07:00::)
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aroma (aroma%1:07:00::)
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odor (odor%1:07:00::)
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odour (odour%1:07:00::)
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scent (scent%1:07:00::)
(any property detected by the olfactory system)
S:
(n)
spirit (spirit%1:26:00::)
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tone (tone%1:26:01::)
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feel (feel%1:26:00::)
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feeling (feeling%1:26:00::)
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flavor (flavor%1:26:00::)
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flavour (flavour%1:26:00::)
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look (look%1:26:00::)
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smell (smell%1:26:00::)
(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"
S:
(n)
smell (smell%1:09:01::)
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sense of smell (sense_of_smell%1:09:00::)
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olfaction (olfaction%1:09:00::)
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olfactory modality (olfactory_modality%1:09:00::)
(the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents)
S:
(n)
smell (smell%1:04:00::)
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smelling (smelling%1:04:00::)
(the act of perceiving the odor of something)
Verb
S:
(v)
smell (smell%2:39:01::)
(inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)
S:
(v)
smell (smell%2:39:00::)
(emit an odor)
"The soup smells good"
S:
(v)
smell (smell%2:39:02::)
(smell bad)
"He rarely washes, and he smells"
S:
(v)
smack (smack%2:39:13::)
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reek (reek%2:39:13::)
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smell (smell%2:39:03::)
(have an element suggestive (of something))
"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
S:
(v)
smell (smell%2:31:00::)
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smell out (smell_out%2:31:00::)
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sense (sense%2:31:03::)
(become aware of not through the senses but instinctively)
"I sense his hostility"; "I smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"