smell
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- noun
- /smɛl/
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- What's that smell?
- smell of smoke
- a strong smell
- taste and smell
Oh OK this is my favorite smell so far.
- Oh OK this is my favorite smell so far.
- And it has this distinctive Orbe smell that I love.
- I woke up to Rob's salty smell and the fucking sun.
- Not even the faces, the sounds, the smells, they would fade away.
- You were the green room carpet, the stale smell of beer.
- I love this, the smell of it, it's the weirdest.
- It makes me think of the smell of like minty toothpaste.
- God, that smell was awful, said the skunk.
- That was the strangest smell I have ever whipped.
Examples
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The smell of the future.
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I love the smell of pine trees when I hike in the forest.
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Oh OK this is my favorite smell so far.
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There was the smell of smoke.
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The smell of this place.
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That smell of glue is beginning to drive me crazy.
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The table was set for dinner, and the smell of roast beef permeated the air.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was a hot afternoon and I can still remember... the smell of honeysuckle all along that street.
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I get out of my car, and the smell of doughnuts surrounds me like a hug.
Academic text (2011) -
The smell of freshly baked bread filled the entire house.
Synonyms
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A pleasant smell from things like perfume or flowers
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A strong or noticeable smell, often unpleasant like smoke
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A pleasant smell that you notice and enjoy
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A pleasant sweet smell from flowers or perfume
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A very bad strong smell that makes you feel sick
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A pleasant smell that often comes from food, drink, or flowers
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A short puff of air that carries a smell
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The act of noticing a scent with your nose
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A strong sharp smell that makes your eyes water
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A smell that stays for a long time
The ability to notice and recognize smells with your nose
A feeling you have when you smell something
Idioms
A sign that someone works late and studies hard, or the smell of an oil lamp
To have a strong, unpleasant scent of old heavy perfume and dampness
Compounds
- Literature
A very strong bad air that makes you think of rotting things or disease
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smell (an odor) comes from the old English verb smellan, meaning 'to sniff', so a 'smell' is simply what you notice with your nose.