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Noun
Definition: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
Definition: any property detected by the olfactory system
Definition: 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"
Definition: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Definition: A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
Verb
Definition: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Definition: emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
Definition: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
Definition: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
Definition: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "I smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
Definition: To sense a smell or smells.