lose smell

  • 1lose — lüz vt, lost lȯst; los·ing 1) to become deprived of or lacking in <lose consciousness> <lost her sense of smell> also to part with in an unforeseen or accidental manner <lose a leg in an auto crash> 2 a) to suffer deprivation… …

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  • 2smell — 01. Something [smells] delicious. I wonder what s for supper. 02. Because of their excellent sense of [smell], dogs are often used in airports to look for things such as illegal drugs, or bombs. 03. The garbage [smells]. Someone needs to take it… …

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  • 3smell — [[t]sme̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ smells, smelling, smelled, smelt (American English usually uses the form smelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either smelled or smelt.) 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The smell of something is a quality… …

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  • 4smell the bottom — phrasal or smell the ground of a ship : to lose speed in shallow water and often to veer off course or become heavy on the helm …

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  • 5Sweet Smell of Success — Infobox Film name = Sweet Smell of Success image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Alexander Mackendrick producer = James Hill writer = Ernest Lehman (novelette) Clifford Odets Ernest Lehman narrator = starring = Burt Lancaster Tony… …

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  • 6How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film) — Infobox Film name = How to Lose Friends Alienate People caption = director = Robert B. Weide producer = Stephen Woolley Elizabeth Karlsen writer = Peter Straughan Toby Young (memoir) starring = Simon Pegg Kirsten Dunst Jeff Bridges Danny Huston… …

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  • 7How to Lose Friends & Alienate People — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: New York für Anfänger Originaltitel: How to Lose Friends Alienate People Produktionsland: Großbritannien Erscheinungsjahr: 2008 Länge: 110 Minuten Originalsprache …

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  • 8How to Lose Friends and Alienate People — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: New York für Anfänger Originaltitel: How to Lose Friends Alienate People Produktionsland: Großbritannien Erscheinungsjahr: 2008 Länge: 110 Minuten Originalsprache …

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  • 9To lose ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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  • 10Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace       The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …

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