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51smell — [[t]smɛl[/t]] v. smelled smelt, smell•ing, 1) to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of 2) to test by the sense of smell: He smelled the meat to see if it was fresh[/ex] 3) to perceive …
52smell — [c]/smɛl / (say smel) verb (smelt or smelled, smelling) –verb (t) 1. to perceive through the nose, by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odour of. 2. to test by the sense of smell. 3. to perceive, detect, or discover by shrewdness or… …
53smell a rat — phrasal : to have a suspicion of something wrong * * * smell a rat To have a suspicion that something is afoot • • • Main Entry: ↑rat smell a rat see under ↑rat1 • • • Main Entry: ↑smell * * * smell a rat …
54smell — 1. noun /smɛl/ a) A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance. I love the smell of fresh bread. b) The sense that detects smells …
55smell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scent; stink; sniff, snuff, inhale; detect, nose out. See odor, malodorousness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pleasant smell] Syn. fragrance, odor, scent, perfume, exhalation, redolence, essence, aroma,… …
56Smell, inability to — No sense of smell is called anosmia. It can be due to loss of the sense of smell or failure for it to develop. Loss of the sense of smell can be due to a number of things including swelling within the nose that prevents odors from gaining access… …
57smell — Synonyms and related words: apprehend, aroma, be aromatic, be aware of, be conscious of, be redolent of, be sensible of, be warm, bouquet, breath, breathe, breathe in, burn, cast, chromesthesia, color hearing, dash, definite odor, detect,… …
58Smell (Programmierung) — Unter Code Smell, kurz Smell (engl. ‚[schlechter] Geruch‘) oder deutsch übelriechender Code versteht man in der Programmierung ein Konstrukt, das eine Überarbeitung des Programm Quelltextes nahelegt. Dem Vernehmen nach stammt die Metapher… …
59smell, stink, scent — These nouns refer to the qualities and properties of objects and items that can be detected through the olfactory organs, or what is generally called the sense of smell. Smell, along with odor, is the most general, most commonly used, and most… …
60smell — 1. noun the smell of the kitchen Syn: odor, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff; informal funk; literary miasma 2. verb 1) he smelled her perfume Syn …
