SMELL vs SCENT: NOUN
- A distinctive enveloping or characterizing quality; an aura or trace.
- A quality of something that is perceived by the sense of smell; an odor.
- The act or an instance of smelling.
- A similar sense in other animals, as insects' ability to perceive air-borne molecules with their antennae.
- The sense, located in the nasal cavities of mammals and relying on the olfactory nerves, by which molecules borne in a fluid such as air can be perceived; the olfactory sense.
- The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- Any property detected by the olfactory system
- The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- The act of perceiving the odor of something
- An act of smelling: as, he took a smell at the bottle.
- A faint impression; a subtle suggestion; a hint; a trace: as, the poem has a smell of the woods.
- That quality of anything which is or may be smelled; an odoriferous effluvium; an odor or scent, whether agreeable or offensive; a fragrance, perfume, or stench; aroma: as, the smell of thyme; the smell of bilge-water.
- The faculty of perceiving by the nose; senseperception through the olfactory nerves; the olfactory faculty or function; the physiological process or function whereby certain odoriferous qualities of bodies, as scent or effluvium, are perceived and recognized through sensation; olfaction; scent; often with the definite article, as one of the special senses: as, the smell in dogs is keen.
- The sense that detects odours.
- A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
- The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume.
- The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See sense.
- The faculty of smell
- = Syn.1. Odor, Fragrance, etc. See smell.
- Specilically, the supposed faculty of discerning odors in some way distinct from ordinary physical means.
- Inkling; faint knowledge or suspicion.
- Scraps of paper strewed on the ground by the pursued in the boys' game of hare and hounds, or by the “fox” in a paper-hunt, to enable the pursuers to track them or him.
- The odoriferous trace of an animal's presence; the effluvium left by an animal in passing, by means of which it may be tracked or trailed by smell; hence, the track of such an animal; the course of its pursuit: as, to lose or recover the scent, as dogs: often used figuratively of any trace by which pursuit or inquiry of any kind can be guided.
- The sense of smell; the faculty of olfaction; smell: as, a hound of nice scent.
- A fragrant liquid distilled from flowers, etc., used to perfume the handkerchief and other articles of dress; a perfume.
- An effluvium from any body capable of affecting the olfactory sense and being perceived as a smell; anything that can be smelled; odor; smell; fragrance or perfume.
- That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell.
- Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; ; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.
- The power of smelling; the sense of smell.
- A distinctive odor that is pleasant
- An odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- A distinctive odour or smell.
- An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
- The sense of smell.
- A perfume.
- Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.
- Any property detected by the olfactory system
SMELL vs SCENT: VERB
- To sense a smell or smells.
- Inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
- Smell bad
- Emit an odor
- Cause to smell or be smelly
- Apply perfume to
- Catch the scent of; get wind of
- To detect the scent of
- To impart an odour to
SMELL vs SCENT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To exercise the sense of smell.
- To exercise sagacity.
- To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of.
- To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor.
- To perceive (an odor) by the sense of smell.
- To perceive or detect (something) by a chemosensory organ, such as an antenna.
- To have or emit an odor.
- To have or emit an unpleasant odor; stink.
- To be suggestive; have a touch of something.
- To appear to be dishonest or corrupt.
- To sniff.
- To use the sense of smell.
- To detect or discover, as by intuition or inference.
- To inhale the air near (something); sniff.
- To have a smell.
- To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
SMELL vs SCENT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To find out by sagacity.
- To have a sense of something wrong, not clearly evident; to have reason for suspicion.
- To give heed to.
- To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out.
- To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of.
- To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
- To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell.
SMELL vs SCENT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Perceive by the olfactory sense
- Inhale the odor of
- Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
- The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- To perceive through the nose, by means of the olfactory nerves; perceive the scent of; scent; nose.
- To perceive as if by smell; perceive in any way; especially, to detect by peculiar sagacity or a sort of instinct; smell out.
- To inhale the smell or odor of; test by the sense of smell: oftener intransitive, with of or at.
- To give out an odor; affect the olfactory sense: as, the rose smells sweet.
- Specifically, to give out an offensive odor: as, how the place smells!
- To have an odor (of a specified kind); be scented with: with of: as, to smell of roses.
- Figuratively, to appear to be of a certain nature or character, as indicated by the smell: generally followed by like or of.
- To inhale a smell or odor as a gratification or as a test of kind or quality, etc.: colloquially with of, formerly sometimes with to or unto.
- To snuff; try to smell something; figuratively, to try to smell out something: generally with about: as, to go smelling about.
- Have an element suggestive (of something)
- (idiom) (smell a rat) To suspect that something is wrong.
- (idiom) (smell the roses) To spend time in leisurely enjoyment.
- (idiom) (smell blood) To sense an opportunity for advantage at someone else's expense.
- To be or become scented; have odor; be odoriferous; smell.
- To fill with smell, odor, or effluvium; cause to smell; make fragrant or stinking; perfume.
- To perceive in any way; especially, to have a faint inkling or suspicion of.
- To perceive or discern by the smell; smell: as, to scent game.
- To hunt or pursue by scent.
- Catch the scent of
- Get wind of
SMELL vs SCENT: RELATED WORDS
- Olfactory sensation, Sense of smell, Olfactory property, Tone, Spirit, Look, Olfactory perception, Feel, Odour, Feeling, Olfaction, Flavor, Scent, Aroma, Odor
- Fragrant, Whiff, Stench, Cologne, Smells, Olfactory property, Odorize, Wind, Nose, Odour, Perfume, Odor, Fragrance, Smell, Aroma
SMELL vs SCENT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Stink, Whiff, Stench, Olfactory property, Tone, Spirit, Look, Feel, Odour, Feeling, Olfaction, Flavor, Scent, Aroma, Odor
- Fragrant, Whiff, Stench, Cologne, Smells, Olfactory property, Odorize, Wind, Nose, Odour, Perfume, Odor, Fragrance, Smell, Aroma
SMELL vs SCENT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Slowly the dark shore took shape before us; already I could smell the land smell, and hear the wind among the reeds.
- This is a tough question Nikki because we all smell things differently and all the varieties have a characteristic Frankincense smell.
- It may seem odd but fresh portions of fish should not smell fishy, they should smell of the sea.
- These learners use smell to enhance learning, are frequently able to identify smells, and can associate a particular smell with specific past memories.
- Medics on the ground claimed the gas had no colour or smell, and was distinct from the smell of chlorine.
- Difficult to put together and on top of it all the rubber and hand grips smell horrible makes my whole bedroom smell!
- Although weed does not smell bad per se, it has a strong, distinct smell that is not easy to ignore.
- Children found the smell in general more acceptable, when they recognized the smell.
- Heightened Sense of Smell: You have advantage on all Perception skill checks using smell.
- To smell, or gel the smell of; perfume.
- It is a complex scent which transforms into a beautiful masculine scent with a mild middle eastern vibe.
- This Realtree camo hunting jacket is constructed with Silent Hunter suede featuring Rocky Scent IQ Atomic that destroys human scent at.
- Magsol Jasmine scent in travel size was working well but scent was not my favorite.
- The point of scent killer, as the name suggests, is to mask human scent.
- Her own farewell would have to be private, the scent of his skin better than any scent she could remember.
- Find that this scent can be overwhelming because the spicy scent lasts for a soap dish with some water in.
- The Febreze Botanical Mist scent is a scent that leaves clothes smelling fresh and clean.
- Power Shot Buck Scent is a deer scent that can be used in all seasons.
- Lucky Scent, but specializing in small, independent perfumers like Sonoma Scent Studios.
- It has a sweet sophisticated scent and I like the edgy scent.
SMELL vs SCENT: QUESTIONS
- What did the fetid smell from the corpse smell like?
- What does the smell of sulfur smell like in the Bible?
- What does the smell of cigarette smoke in a car smell like?
- What does the smell of kerosene smell like in Fahrenheit 451?
- Can 'smell training' help you regain your sense of smell?
- What does it mean when you smell sewer smell outside?
- Can you relate to the smell/smell of glutened food?
- Can smell training help people recover from smell disorders?
- Can dogs smell through smell proof bags or containers?
- What is that weird smell astronauts smell in space?
- How did scent get through a semi-permeable membrane?
- Is the Primos double bull SurroundView scent proof?
- Does nutrient affect floral scent strength and composition?
- What is the ancient Chinese relationship with scent?
- Are scent&violet flowers available for local delivery?
- Which Christmas candle scent is the most realistic?
- What can scent compounds reveal about ancient Egypt?
- What is Tide original scent liquid laundry detergent?
- How would you describe the scent of the Manly scent?
- What is the scent in downy infusions calm in wash scent booster beads?