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smell

noun
  1. the act of perceiving the odor of something
    smelling
  2. any property detected by the olfactory system
    olfactory propertyaromaodorodourscent
  3. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    sense of smellolfactionolfactory modality
  4. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
    “We loved the smell of roses.”
    odorodourolfactory sensationolfactory perception
  5. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
    feeling
verb
  1. become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
    sensesmell out
  2. emit an odor
    “The soup smells good”
  3. to have an unpleasant odor
    “They rarely wash, and they smell.”
  4. inhale the odor of
  5. have an element suggestive (of something)
    smackreek