smell
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have an element suggestive (of something)
smell meaning & definition 5 of smell.
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To have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by like or of.
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Smell refers to the perception or sensation that occurs when olfactory receptors in the nose detect molecules or particles emitted by substances in the surrounding environment. It is one of the five main senses and allows individuals to detect and recognize odors or fragrances. Smell plays a crucial role in taste, navigation, and the overall experience and interpretation of the world around us.
smell meaning & definition 7 of smell.
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to detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out
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the quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint
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smel, v.i. to affect the nose: to have odour: to use the sense of smell.—v.t. to perceive by the nose:—pa.t. and pa.p. smelled or smelt.—n. the quality of bodies which affects the nose: odour: perfume: the sense which perceives this quality.—ns. Smell′er; Smell′-feast, a greedy fellow; Smell′ing, the sense by which smells are perceived; Smell′ing-bott′le, a bottle containing smelling-salts, or the like; Smell′ing-salts, a preparation of ammonium carbonate with lavender, c., used as a stimulant in faintness, c.; Smell′-trap, a drain-trap.—adj. Smell′y, having a bad smell.—Smell a rat (see Rat); Smell out, to find out by prying. [Allied to Low Ger. smelen, Dut. smeulen, to smoulder.]
smell meaning & definition 10 of smell.
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The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
smell meaning & definition 11 of smell.
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
smell meaning & definition 13 of smell.
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to affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk
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to exercise sagacity
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