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smell > 8 senses
NOUN	1	smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception	The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
	2	smell, olfactory property, aroma, odor, odour, scent	Any property detected by the olfactory system
	3	smell, spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look	The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
	4	smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality	The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	5	smell, smelling	The act of perceiving the odor of something
VERB	1	smell	Inhale the odor of
	2	smell	Emit an odor
	3	smell	Smell bad

smell > pronunciation
Sounds	smeh'l
Rhymes	Aix-la-Chapelle, barbell, Bel, and 91 more rhymes in ehl...

smell > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
Examples	"she loved the smell of roses"
Synonyms	odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
Broader	sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
Narrower	scent; aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent; malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis; acridity
Verbs	smell; smell; smell

smell > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Any property detected by the olfactory system.
Synonyms	olfactory property, aroma, odor, odour, scent
Broader	property
Narrower	bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness; malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness; muskiness; rancidness
Attributes	odorous; odorless, odourless, inodorous
Adjectives	smelly; smelly
Verbs	smell; smell

smell > noun 3, state
Meaning	The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
Examples	"it had the smell of treason"
Synonyms	spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look
Broader	atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
Narrower	Hollywood; Zeitgeist

smell > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents.
Synonyms	sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
Broader	modality, sense modality, sensory system; exteroception
Narrower	nose
Adjectives	olfactory, olfactive
Verbs	smell; smell

smell > noun 5, act
Meaning	The act of perceiving the odor of something.
Synonyms	smelling
Broader	sensing, perception
Narrower	sniff, snuff
Verbs	smell; smell

smell > verb 1, perception
Meaning	Inhale the odor of. Perceive by the olfactory sense.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	The customs agents smell the bags for drugs
Broader	perceive, comprehend
Narrower	sniff, whiff; scent, nose, wind; snuff, snuffle; get a noseful, get a whiff
Entailed by	sniff out, scent out, smell out, nose out
Nouns	smell; smell; smell, smelling; smell

smell > verb 2, perception
Meaning	Emit an odor.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Model	The food does smell good
Examples	"The soup smells good"
Caused by	odorize, odourise, scent
Broader	cause to be perceived
See also	smell up
Narrower	smell
Entailed by	putrefy; reach one's nostrils
Nouns	smell; smell; smell; smell

smell > verb 3, perception
Meaning	Smell bad.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples	"He rarely washes, and he smells"
Broader	smell
Narrower	reek, stink; salute
Nouns	smell

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