smell

1. (noun) the act of perceiving the odor of something
Synonyms: smelling
Related Words: perceiving, perception, sensing, sniff, snuff

2. (verb) emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
Related Words: cause to be perceived, smell

3. (verb) smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
Related Words: reek, smell, stink

4. (verb) inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Related Words: comprehend, get a noseful, get a whiff, nose, perceive, scent, sniff, snuff, snuffle, whiff, wind

5. (noun) the faculty of smell
Synonyms: olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell
Related Words: exteroception, modality, nose, sense modality, sensory system

6. (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 perception, olfactory sensation
Related Words: acridity, aroma, fetor, foetor, fragrance, malodor, malodour, perfume, pungency, reek, scent, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, stench, stink

7. (noun) any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonyms: aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent
Related Words: bouquet, foulness, fragrance, malodorousness, malodourousness, property, rankness, redolence, stinkiness, sweetness

8. (noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, look, spirit, tone
Related Words: ambiance, ambience, atmosphere



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