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Smell   /smɛl/   Listen
Smell

noun
1.
The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.  Synonyms: odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation.
2.
Any property detected by the olfactory system.  Synonyms: aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent.
3.
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.  Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, spirit, tone.  "A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting" , "It had the smell of treason"
4.
The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents.  Synonyms: olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell.
5.
The act of perceiving the odor of something.  Synonym: smelling.
verb
(past & past part. smelt or smelled; pres. part. smelling)
1.
Inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense.
2.
Emit an odor.
3.
Smell bad.
4.
Have an element suggestive (of something).  Synonyms: reek, smack.  "This passage smells of plagiarism"
5.
Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.  Synonyms: sense, smell out.  "I smell trouble" , "Smell out corruption"



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"Smell" Quotes from Famous Books



... thirty pounds of dried cubes in each box, represent two bushels of fresh vegetables. Cured and packed in this way, they reach distant markets, sound, sweet, clean and nutritious. No waste, no worms, no musty smell, no decay! Frost cannot hurt them, heat preserves them! For long voyages, army and navy use, mining, lumbering, and hunting outfits, they are simply invaluable! For all classes of consumers, they are cheaper, ...
— Solaris Farm - A Story of the Twentieth Century • Milan C. Edson

... cried Max, indicating the desk, and in Dale scrambled, dragging the precious bag after him. There was only one thing left which needed to be disposed of, and that was the lantern. Max knew that if he blew it out and hid it under the desk the smell would inevitably betray them. Therefore he took it to the fire-place, blew it out close under the chimney, and instantly thrust it as far up as his arm would reach ...
— Two Daring Young Patriots - or, Outwitting the Huns • W. P. Shervill

... petition for a son was fervent and devout. She entreats God: "Lord of the world! Hast Thou created aught in vain? Our eyes Thou hast destined for sight, our ears for hearing, our mouth for speech, our nose to smell therewith, our hands for work. Didst Thou not create these breasts above my heart to give suck to a babe? (9) O grant me a son, that he may draw nourishment therefrom. Lord, Thou reignest over all beings, the mortal and the heavenly beings. The heavenly beings neither eat nor drink, ...
— THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS VOLUME IV BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS - FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSES • BY LOUIS GINZBERG

... grayer, and the wind blew fresh in our faces with the smell of rain heavy upon it, as we sought the hotel. It was a bare country place, yet trees grew by the hotel and there were vines climbing about its side, and it looked as though we might be comfortable for a day, should we have to stay ...
— Blindfolded • Earle Ashley Walcott

... yourself," replied Judith. "There's a bottle of plague vinegar for you. Dip a piece of linen in it, and smell at it, and I'll insure you against ...
— Old Saint Paul's - A Tale of the Plague and the Fire • William Harrison Ainsworth


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