Definition: the act of perceiving the odor of something
Main entry: aroma, scent, smell, odor, odour, olfactory property
Definition: any property detected by the olfactory system
Main entry: sense of smell, smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
Definition: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Main entry: odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell
Definition: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Usage: she loved the smell of roses
Main entry: look, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, tone, smell, spirit
Definition: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Usage: the feel of the city excited him; a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting; it had the smell of treason
Main entry: sense, smell, smell out
Definition: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Usage: I sense his hostility; i smell trouble; smell out corruption
Main entry: smell
Definition: emit an odor
Usage: The soup smells good
Main entry: smell
Definition: smell bad
Usage: He rarely washes, and he smells
Main entry: smell
Definition: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Main entry: smack, smell, reek
Definition: have an element suggestive (of something)
Usage: his speeches smacked of racism; this passage smells of plagiarism