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Smell
/smɛl/
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
📖 Definitions of "Smell"
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A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
"I love the smell of fresh bread."
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The sense that detects odours.
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A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
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To sense a smell or smells.
"I can smell fresh bread."
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Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
"Her feet smell of cheese."
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(without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
"Ew, this stuff smells."
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To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
"A report smells of calumny."
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