see smell
1Smell — Smell, n. [OE. smel, smil, smul, smeol. See {Smell}, v. t.] (Physiol.) 1. The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See {Sense}. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of… …
2smell — See smell, stink, scent …
3smell the ground — phrasal see smell the bottom …
4smell — smell,[/p] scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense. Smell not only is the most general of these terms but tends to be the most colorless. It is the appropriate word when merely the… …
5smell — (v.) late 12c., emit or perceive an odor, also (n.) odor, aroma, stench; not found in O.E., perhaps cognate with M.Du. smolen, Low Ger. smelen to smolder (see SMOLDER (Cf. smolder)). OED says no doubt of O.E. origin, but not recorded, and not… …
6smell something a mile off — see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a ˈmile off idiom (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly • He s wearing a wig you can see it a mile off. • After twenty years in the police she could smell a liar a mile off. Main entry: ↑ …
7see something a mile off — see (or tell or spot) something a mile off informal recognize something very easily the first year campers can be spotted a mile off * * * see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a ˈmile off idiom (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly …
8smell — See rotten egg smell stink bomb smell …
9smell where you're stepping — See I smell where you re stepping …
10smell out — See: FERRET OUT …
