Meaning of smell
Definition of smell
(noun)
the
sensation
that results when
olfactory
receptors in the
nose
are
stimulated
by
particular
chemicals in
gaseous
form; "she
loved
the
smell
of roses"
any
property
detected
by the
olfactory
system
the
general
atmosphere
of a
place
or
situation
and the
effect
that it has on people; "the
feel
of the
city
excited
him"; "a
clergyman
improved
the
tone
of the meeting"; "it had the
smell
of treason"
the
faculty
that enables us to
distinguish
scents
the act of perceiving the
odor
of something
(verb)
inhale
the
odor
of;
perceive
by the
olfactory
sense
emit
an odor; "The
soup
smells good"
smell
bad; "He
rarely
washes, and he smells"
have
an
element
suggestive
(of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this
passage
smells of plagiarism"
become
aware
of not
through
the senses but instinctively; "I
sense
his hostility"; "I
smell
trouble"; "smell out corruption"
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