Smell

Word SMELL
Character 5
Hyphenation smell
Pronunciations /smɛl/

Definitions and meanings of "Smell"

What do we mean by smell?

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. noun

A similar sense in other animals, as insects' ability to perceive air-borne molecules with their antennae. noun

The act or an instance of smelling. noun

A quality of something that is perceived by the sense of smell; an odor. noun

A distinctive enveloping or characterizing quality; an aura or trace. noun

To perceive (an odor) by the sense of smell. intransitive verb

To perceive or detect (something) by a chemosensory organ, such as an antenna. intransitive verb

To inhale the air near (something); sniff. intransitive verb

To detect or discover, as by intuition or inference. intransitive verb

To use the sense of smell. intransitive verb

To sniff. intransitive verb

To have or emit an odor. intransitive verb

To have or emit an unpleasant odor; stink. intransitive verb

To be suggestive; have a touch of something. intransitive verb

To appear to be dishonest or corrupt. intransitive verb

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

The sense that detects odours.

A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Smell

The word "smell" in example sentences

Tom- Just went back and read your review of Oud 27 and have put it in my list of 'to smell'..though right now Arabian Oud's King Fahed is what I am dying to smell! ❋ Marina Geigert (2009)

* We swap pjs, his are still warm and smell like cigarette smoke mixed with fresh masculine smell* ❋ Sierrazen (2007)

Among senses, smell was the strongest: —smell of hot pine-woods and sweet-fern in the scorching summer noon; of new-mown hay; of ploughed earth; of box hedges; of peaches, lilacs, syringes; of stables, barns, cow-yards; of salt water and low tide on the marshes; nothing came amiss. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Too much riffraff in this mall, the riff raff needs to take showers, baths, the smell is awful. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Your writing might be kinda sweet, delicately nuanced, quite lovely to many, but if it's based on hers all she's gonna smell is the stuff you've done to it that's just plain wrong, far as she's concerned. ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

I can smell a smoker for hundreds of yards and know exactly what the smell is as it hits my nose, I'm sure an old buck does the same. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Cat Genie doesn't always get all the solid waste and when it doesn't, the smell is a little annoying when you clean again. ❋ Code Monkey (2008)

Honestly, the smell is almost intolerable to me - it's very citrusy, but incredibly so, with only 3 flowers (another 12 flower buds are on their way), and the thing wafts at you from a good 6 feet away, plus. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Friends of the family say George a seven year old boy who lived at the apartment complex saved his family after exploring what he called the smell of something funny. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thats what we call the smell of freshly fired M-4's … .i dont know why we call it that, but we do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We are the same pieces of shit here as there and the smell is the same. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Everyone else in the office thought I was imagining things, but my sense of smell is very acute and I started to get worried about it. ❋ Jackwilliambell (2010)

But also that the company LiOn claim that the 30s version of the smell is caused by something different. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not having a good sense of smell is a really quirky addition, which I think could provide some interesting scenes at high school (if she goes to high school). ❋ Unknown (2009)

I will admit, the smell is very off-putting – a very strong scent of what I can only describe as sweaty, taco spices. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have it near a window I open regularly and the smell is quite nice but not overpowering. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only stench I smell is the Gutless Ones trying to distract from their complicity in protecting their Wall Street buddies at all costs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They taste damn good but the smell is horrifically gag-inducing to me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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