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41smell — 1 /smel/ noun 1 (C) the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose: Some flowers have a stronger smell than others. | The wine has a light, lemony smell. (+ of): I opened the window to get rid of the smell of beer and… …
42smell */*/ — I UK [smel] / US noun Word forms smell : singular smell plural smells 1) a) [countable] the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant… …
43smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f …
44smell — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the quality in substances that is perceived by this (the smell of thyme; this rose has no smell). 3 an unpleasant odour. 4 the act of inhaling to ascertain… …
45smell — smellable, adj. smell less, adj. /smel/, v., smelled or smelt, smelling, n. v.t. 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning. 2. to test by the sense of… …
46smell — [[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… …
47smell out — verb 1. recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑nose out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames …
48smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… …
49smell — I n. 1) to give off a smell 2) an acrid; bad, disagreeable, foul; faint, slight; persistent; rank; strong; sweet smell 3) a smell of (the smell of paint) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to smell like, of (to smell of fish) 2)(J) we smelled smt. burning 3)… …
50smell*/*/ — [smel] noun I 1) [C] the quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint has a very strong smell.[/ex] the delicious smell of fresh bread[/ex] See: aroma 2) [U] the ability to notice or recognize smells Dogs… …
